Dan Cornfield
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Panel: ‘The Nationwide Surge in Labor Organizing’ Nov. 14
The Human and Organizational Performance Association will host an informal conversation about the recent and dramatic increase in union organizing in the U.S. on Monday, Nov. 14, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Room 204. Read MoreNov 9, 2022
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Ask an Expert: How has COVID-19 changed the workforce?
Dan Cornfield, professor of sociology, political science and American studies, offers perspective on what’s driving the Great Resignation and what’s next for labor trends in this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreFeb 25, 2022
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements
Read about Vanderbilt faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreDec 17, 2018
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All together now: What makes Nashville’s music community so strong
Successful arts communities are anchored by three types of "artist-activists," visionaries who create opportunities for artists to develop their craft. Read MoreDec 8, 2015
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Tensions between religion and secular society explored in new class
A professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish studies has created a cross-disciplinary course on secularism with the help of 29 faculty across eight schools. Read MoreMar 13, 2015
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Vanderbilt experts can provide insights into Nashville’s growth
Vanderbilt experts from a variety of fields are available to help explain issues surrounding Nashville's transformation into the latest “it” city. Read MoreNov 12, 2014
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TIPSHEET: Cornfield available to comment on new UAW effort to form union in South
Sociology Professor Dan Cornfield can comment on efforts to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. Read MoreJul 10, 2014
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Vanderbilt students named 2014 Goldwater winners
Three Vanderbilt students have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. The scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Read MoreMar 25, 2014
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‘Nashville for All of Us’ topic of November (Lunch) Box talk
Vanderbilt University professors Dan Cornfield and Alistair Newbern will discuss "Nashville for All of Us" at the Nov. 6 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood. Read MoreNov 4, 2013
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Expert available to discuss UAW organizing efforts in South
Labor organizing victories in Southern states could have far-reaching political implications for the region and the nation, according to Vanderbilt University labor sociologist Dan Cornfield. Read MoreOct 21, 2013
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Community mourns death of former Graduate School dean
Ernest Campbell, who was instrumental in revitalizing Vanderbilt's Department of Sociology and Anthropology and known nationally for his research in race relations, desegregation and education, died July 28. Read MoreAug 1, 2013
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Plan offered for more inclusive Nashville
A 25-year plan for Nashville's future includes a report on inclusivity written by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield. Read MoreMar 20, 2013
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Tipsheet: State legislators pushing to limit power of public-employee unions could deal major blow to labor movement, widen income gap, slow pay gains for women
“Efforts to weaken unions and cut wages and benefits among state and local government workers in the U.S. will reduce worker bargaining power and widen the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the nation," says sociology professor Dan Cornfield. Read MoreJan 6, 2011
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Op-Ed: Crackdown shakes up a whole community
An op-ed by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield criticizing recent actions involving immigrants in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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Desegregation, re-segregation, immigration in Nashville schools discussed Oct. 30
Local school and community leaders and education researchers will look at the dynamics leading to and resulting from the racial composition of Nashville's K-12 schools Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 3:30 p.m. Read MoreOct 16, 2007
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Op-Ed: UAW-GM accord
The recent two-day strike of 73,000 UAW members at General Motors and the resulting labor accord are nothing short of monumental. But it's still a short-run solution for retaining cradle-to-grave benefits and restoring U.S. manufacturing power. Read MoreOct 2, 2007
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Vanderbilt University labor expert says GM, UAW tentative agreement could have monumental impact on union organizing
The novel collective bargaining arrangement General Motors and the United Auto Workers have tentatively agreed to could have a major impact on the future of labor organizing in the United States, Vanderbilt University labor expert Dan Cornfield says. Read MoreSep 27, 2007
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TIPSHEET: Immigration overhaul debate: Vanderbilt University experts available for comment
America's past immigrant experience should be studied by those wanting to overhaul current immigration laws, says historian Gary Gerstle. Read MoreJun 21, 2007
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Vanderbilt survey to gauge how Nashvillians interface with, impact community; Engaging Nashville survey first project of new Center for Nashville Studies
Researchers at Vanderbilt University will begin this week contacting Davidson County residents regarding their attitudes about their individual engagement in the community — from the arts and the economy to politics, religion and schools. Read MoreMay 31, 2007
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Global union discusses plans to unionize Wal-Mart Aug. 22-25; Vanderbilt University Labor Expert Available
Global union taking on Wal-Mart a classic showdown between "David and Goliath"Labor unions from around the world will meet next week (Aug. 22-25) in Chicago to plan efforts to organize workers at Wal-Mart stores around the world. Up to 1,500 delegates will debate the plan at the second annual World Congress of United Network International, a five-year-old global union whose aim is to get multinational corporations to observe labor and other rights wherever the corporations operate around the world. UNI has 900 affiliated unions representing 15 million workers in 150 countries. Read MoreAug 19, 2005