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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Navigating New Work-Life Realities – Carla Grant Pickens & Vanessa Bohns
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Grant Pickens, IBM’s vice president of leadership Development & Succession and Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, as well as ...
#WFH? Employee choice or employer voice? – Spencer Levy
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Levy ’92, the chairman of Americas Research and senior economic adviser for CBRE, joins ILR Dean Alex Colvin to discuss the impact COVID-19 ...
Star Employees – Rebecca Kehoe
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Kehoe, CALS ’05, M.S. ’08, Ph.D. ’10, associate professor of human resources studies at the ILR School, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss...
Frustratingly Optimistic – Tony Byers
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Byers, director of Diversity & Inclusion Programs at the ILR Center for Advanced HR Studies, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin examine the increased e...
The Fight Against Forced Arbitration – Tanuja Gupta
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tanuja Gupta, one of the original organizers of Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin examine the role her group played in ...
“Just the Facts” – Juliana Feliciano Reyes
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Philadelphia Inquirer” labor reporter Juliana Feliciano Reyes and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss the role that cities like Philadelphia are playing...
“Just the Facts” – Julia Reichert
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Academy Award-winning American documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss Reichert’s Oscar-winning film, “American Fact...
“Just the Facts” – Eduardo Porter
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eduardo Porter, economics reporter at The New York Times, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss how technology, service sector jobs and Universal Basic Inc...
Labor Leaders – Sara Nelson
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the shifts that have occurred ...
Labor Leaders – Liz Shuler, Part II
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Liz Shuler, the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the Fight for 15, the gig...
Labor Leaders – Liz Shuler, Part I
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the atmosphere of today’s unions. The duo examines the surge of strikes...
Labor Leaders – JC Tretter ‘13
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
JC Tretter ’13, the newly-elected president of the National Football League Players Association and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the NFL’s tumultuous ...
Labor Leaders – Randi Weingarten ’80
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Randi Weingarten ’80, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the “return of the strike” and how Weingart...
The Impact of the Coronavirus On Workers
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Alex Colvin and New York Times reporter Eduardo Porter discuss the impact of the coronavirus on workers and the economy in the U.S. and around th...
Leadership Lessons
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author Jon Gordon '93 and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the changing culture of today’s workplace. The duo examines the characteristic...
Revitalizing Buffalo
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade, the city of Buffalo has seen impressive growth, development and progress. Dean Alex Colvin and New York State Assemblyman Sean R...
Mandatory Arbitration and the #MeToo Movement
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just weeks ahead of the Harvey Weinstein trial, Dean Alex Colvin and Douglas Wigdor, a top employment lawyer who has been at the forefront of many hig...
Neurodiversity Inclusiveness at Work
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Alex Colvin and Susanne Bruyère, Director of the Yang Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discuss neurodiversity inclusiveness in the wo...
LGBTQ Worker Rights
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our inaugural episode, Cornell ILR School Dean Alex Colvin and Katrina Nobles, director of programs for ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Res...