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Prof. Glenn Altschuler, American studies, discusses the virtue of diverse interests. | Page 3
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Labor Board Clears Hurdle for Cornell Graduate Union
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Decision overturns earlier ruling, classifies graduate workers as employees
reached between CGSU and Cornell’s administration in May. As the NLRB has acknowledged Cornell Graduate Students these workers as employees, the United celebrated a National University will hold a camLabor Relations Board puswide union election and may announcement today ruling that form one the first collective bargraduate students are workers gaining agreements for graduate with the right to unionize, in a employees at a private university, according to a press release from reversal of its 2004 decision. In a 3-1 vote, the NRLB ruled the American Federation of in favor of The Graduate Teachers, a partner of CGSU. The Brown Workers of decision had Columbia, a “The case presents the stated that group which had argued issue of whether graduate graduate students are prithat graduate student[s] must be marily stuworkers are treated as employees.” dents, not employees, not employees, students, and NLRB Decision and therefore thus should be are not entitled protected by the provisions of the National to collective bargaining rights. The text of today’s reversal says Labor Relations Act. “The Brown University that the Brown decision jeoparBoard’s decision, in turn, dized “an entire category of workdeprived an entire category of ers .... without a convincing justiworkers of the protections of the fication.” “The case presents the issue of [National Labor Relations] Act, without a convincing justifica- whether graduate student assistion in either the statutory lan- tants who are admitted into, not guage of the policies of the Act,” hired by, a university, and for whom supervised teaching or the ruling said. This reversal of the previous research is an integral component Brown University decision triggers provisions in an agreement See NLRB page 4
By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor
Overruled | Students stand on the quad at Columbia University after the National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of the Graduate Workers of Columbia. NICOLE BENGIVENO / THE NEW YORK TIMES
Students cross the Thurston Avenue Bridge from North to central campus on the first day of classes.
C.U.Updates Policy 6.4 With Feedback By LAUREN KELLY Sun Staff Writer
Cornell has implemented an updated version of Policy 6.4 — guidelines for handling issues of discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and violence — in an attempt to clarify all the steps of the trial and reporting process, according to the University. The University released the revisions this week after the Department of Education announced it would investigate Cornell for possible Title IX violations in handling assault cases, The Sun previously reported. These new procedures were heavily influenced by feedback from the Cornell community, according to the University.
The committee designing the revision visited groups across campus including shared governance organizations, deans and department heads, law school faculty, as well as students and faculty who had previously been involved with complaints, according to the University. One major change that emerged from these discussions was a new definition of the role of investigators in sexual assault cases. Now, when a complaint is filed, the investigator will gather evidence and produce an investigatory report for the hearing panel, but stop short of giving recommendations or an opinion regarding responsibility, according to the University. The committee also created a revised model See POLICY 6.4 page 4
CCB Members Promote School Unity By CAROLYN DOYLE Sun Staff Writer
Three task forces comprised of faculty from the three merged schools in the College of Business were formed over the summer to promote unity in the new school. “Several task forces were set up to focus specifically on issues such as Career Services; Student Services; Alumni Affairs
& Development; Diversity & Inclusion; Undergraduate Admissions; Centers & Institutes; and Mission Vision &
These task forces are currently in the process of issuing reports on their respective areas. The reports will be pre-
“Several task forces were set up to focus specifically on issues such as Career Services ... and Mission Vision & Values.” Rohit Verma Values,” said Rohit Verma, the college’s deputy dean designate of external relations.
sented as advice to the administrators of the college, according to Verma. Some have
already completed their reports. “The recommendations from task forces are brought forward to the CCB leadership team for further discussion prior to any final decision about implementation,” Verma said. One of the purposes of these tasks forces was to forge connections between members of the three See CCB page 4