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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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Every ILRie Has a Story

The law, young people and providing educational opportunities are primary passion areas for Alpern Award recipient Linda Gadsby '88. 

 

 

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ILR School Events

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What's Happening to Labor Law and the Labor Movement in America?

Since January 20, major shifts in US labor law have impacted workers and the labor movement. Hear from Jennifer Abruzzo, former General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Mark Gaston Pearce, former Chairman of the NLRB, and Richard Griffin, Jr., former General Counsel of the NLRB and board member, for an invigorating discussion on the fast moving changes at the federal level, and how they are plaguing the American labor movement and civil society.
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What's Happening to Labor Law and the Labor Movement in America?

Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces

In-person, day-long conference for disability service providers, transition educators, policymakers, businesses, and self-advocates.
In-person conference, called Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces
Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces

What Is a Disability?

Free webinar examines how disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act
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What Is a Disability?

Yang-Tan Institute: Enhancing equal opportunities for all people with disabilities

The Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability contributes to the development of organizations and communities that welcome the skills and talents of people with disabilities in New York state, the U.S. and abroad. 

YTI informs public policy in many ways, including providing public access to disability data in specific geographic areas.

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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

Get To Know: Forrest Briscoe

Faculty Spotlight

Forrest Briscoe, who joined the ILR faculty in the fall of 2024, is the Maurice and Hinda Neufeld Founders Professor in Industrial and Labor Relations. He teaches and researches organization theory and strategic management.

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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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Policies Erode Benefits Gained by Marriage for Foreign-Born Individuals

According to new research by ILR Assistant Professor Tristan Ivory, intermarriage between foreign-born and native-born citizens provides clear labor market benefits for the foreign-born partner that change depending on the reception of immigrants in the host country.
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Policies Erode Benefits Gained by Marriage for Foreign-Born Individuals

Lord Lauds MS Degree Focus on Research

A strategic campaign planner and organizer with Strippers United, Meagan Stoney Lord M.S. ’25 has found that the ILR School’s MS degree program has given her the tools to conduct the community-focused research that will assist her in the union’s fight for a more just and equitable workspace.
Meagan Stoney Lord M.S. ’25
Lord Lauds MS Degree Focus on Research

Two ILRies Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Cornell Chronicle
Alex Herazy ’25 and Shruthisri (Sri) Ravisankar ’24 were honored with the 2025 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Alex Herazy ’25 and Shruthisri (Sri) Ravisankar ’24 received SUNY Chancellor Awards
Two ILRies Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Gali Racabi Receives 2025 Carpenter Advising Award

Cornell Chronicle
Gali Racabi is one of four Cornell faculty members to win a Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Award, which recognizes the sustained and distinguished contributions of tenure-track faculty and senior lecturers to advising undergraduates.
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Gali Racabi Receives 2025 Carpenter Advising Award

Campus Life

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

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Day ten of ILR Senior Spotlights: Julia Graziano 💫

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Day eight of ILR Senior Spotlights: Noah Diamond 👏

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Day seven of ILR Senior Spotlights: Danielle Donovan 🎉

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Day five of ILR Senior Spotlights: Olivia Niewiadomski 👏

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Day four of ILR Senior Spotlights: Jonathan Wu 🎉

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Day three of ILR Senior Spotlights: Kiran Abraham-Aggarwal ⭐️

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