Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

Cornell Tech grad discusses importance of understanding global business
Through his career and his involvement with EMI, Vince Wong, MBA ’17, has learned to consider a variety of international factors as a product manager.

Fishing for funding: Speaker talks challenges where sustainability, finance intersect
Neel Inamdar ’90, Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise speaker, discusses the challenges in attracting impact investments to sustainable fisheries.

The challenges and opportunities in innovation for the new Brazilian government
Issue NO. 26 By Heloisa Menezes*Three months out from the Brazilian presidential inauguration, the explicit priorities, made evident by the proposals sent to the Congress in the first forty […]

Student hospitality startups win $37.5K at competition
Five student teams pitched their hospitality-oriented startups at the ninth annual Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition.

Sherwyn is Special Guest in Tip-Related Roundtable and Webinar
CIHLER director David Sherwyn joined attorneys from the firm of Epstein Becker Green, which hosted a roundtable and webinar on “Strategies for Tip and Service Charge Compliance for the Hospitality […]

CIHLER Associate Director Quoted in TIME
Time magazine’s analysis of the NLRB ruling included a comment from Richard Hurd, professor and associate dean for external relations at the ILR School, and associate director of the center. The […]

Chicago Regional Roundtable Covers Critical Issues
CIHLER member Jones Day hosted the spring semester Chicago Regional Roundtable, which brought together some 20 representatives of management and labor, including vice presidents, owners, and corporate counsel. Participants examined key […]
Regional Roundtable
The Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations held its first Regional Area Roundtable on May 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The event was hosted by the institute’s partners—Michael […]