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Our flexible, interdisciplinary major lets students pursue a wide range of academic interests and careers.

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Graduate Programs

Study the workplace comprehensively with the world's highest concentration of workplace faculty.

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Professional Education

Invest in your career by learning from instructors who blend world-leading research with business-tested practicality.

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New York at Work 2023

Annual Report

Designed as a resource for policymakers and the public, the ILR School’s annual New York at Work report examines jobs and other issues impacting communities and individuals across the state.

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ILR New York State Impact 2022-23

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ENGAGED LEARNING

Bryanne Sarfo ’26, a 2023 High Road fellow, channeled her passion for people and community engagement into work on policy and legislation in New York City this summer. 

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ILR School Events

AI and the Future of Work: AI is Accelerating Workplace Shifts

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AI and the Future of Work: AI is Accelerating Workplace Shifts

Joint Labor & Public Economics Workshop: Nick Papageorge

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Joint Labor & Public Economics Workshop: Nick Papageorge

Assessing Prevailing Wage Benefits to Workers, Contractors, and the NYC Economy

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Assessing Prevailing Wage Benefits to Workers, Contractors, and the NYC Economy

Hospital-at-Home Programs Lack Standards, Accountability

Professor Rosemary Batt’s new ”hospital-at-home” research explores how a temporary solution for the COVID-19 health care crisis may become a permanent problem for patients, workers and taxpayers. The paper by Batt is part of a growing body of ILR peer-reviewed health care research and expertise, as well as a blog by John August

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“My time at the ILR School helped me understand both labor and management perspectives, which has proven to be a solid foundation for my career.”
Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball

Yiran Zhang

Faculty Spotlight

Get to know more about one of ILR’s new faculty members.

Yiran Zhang
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Catherwood Library

The Martin P. Catherwood Library is the most comprehensive resource on labor and employment in North America, offering expert research support through reference services, instruction, online guides and access to premier collections.

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ILR in the News

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ILR Students Help NYC Area Organizations, Gain Experience

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Since 2009, the High Road Fellowship Program has placed Cornell students in organizations around Buffalo to learn, explore, examine and revitalize the historic city. This past summer, ILR expanded the program to place 12 undergraduates in nonprofits, social justice groups, government offices and unions in the New York City region.
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ILR Students Help NYC Area Organizations, Gain Experience

What's happening in Reproducibility and Replicability: LDI's work featured

New column in Harvard Data Science Review edited from LDI
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What's happening in Reproducibility and Replicability: LDI's work featured

Keller Research Wins Best Paper

The Academy of Management’s Careers Division has named a paper co-authored by an ILR associate professor as best published paper.
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Keller Research Wins Best Paper

Washington State Climate Jobs Report Released

The Evergreen State has positioned itself as a climate leader in America, but a new report from the ILR Climate Jobs Institute reveals there is much more to be done to ensure that its climate investments maximize high-quality job creation, equity and economic development.
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Washington State Climate Jobs Report Released

Campus Life

A view of student life at Cornell University's ILR School in Ithaca, NY.

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Researchers from ILR's Buffalo Co-Lab and The Worker Institute found that #employment in mental health-related industries has gone up, but growth has been concentrated in the private sector while state jobs declined. Learn more via ILR’s NY at Work 2022-23 report, link in bio. #cornell #ilrschool …

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Tiago Gonzalez '24 discusses his internship with the United Federation of Teachers. #cornell #ilrschool #internship #UFT Watch the video, link in bio.

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Trends highlighted by the Cornell ILR Eviction Filings Dashboard for NYS, featured in the NY at Work report published 8/29, raise red flags about the potential for higher crime, weakened social ties and diminished democratic participation in areas where eviction filings are increasing. Read the…

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Twelve ILR School undergraduates fanned out across New York City this summer to gain work experience at nonprofits, social justice groups, government offices and unions. They were participating in the ILR High Road Fellowships program, founded 15 years ago in ILR’s Buffalo office. The program…

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The ILR community welcomes new students to campus. #ilr #cornell2027 #cornell2026

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Good morning, ILRies! #ilrschool #cornell #ithaca #summer

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