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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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Research at Risk

Susanne Bruyère and a small team of researchers started a project to identify barriers in the hiring process that prevent qualified autistic job seekers from getting jobs in STEM fields. The results would have helped employers identify ways to streamline hiring autistic individuals and to support them in the workplace after hiring.

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ILR School Events

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Digging into Disability Data: Making DisabilityStatistics.org Work for You

Free webinar shows how to get disability-related statistics
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Digging into Disability Data: Making DisabilityStatistics.org Work for You

Small Business at Work: Ensuring Inclusion for All

Free webinar about welcoming customers and inclusive hiring
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Small Business at Work: Ensuring Inclusion for All

Apprenticeships and Workers with Disabilities

Free webinar focuses on practical strategies for recruiting and supporting apprentices with disabilities
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Apprenticeships and Workers with Disabilities

Every ILRie Has a Story

After spending several years working for companies such as American Express, McKinsey & Company and Dropbox, Jennifer Choi ’08 has found her “dream job” with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. 

 

 

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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: Devin Wiggs

Faculty Spotlight

Devin Wiggs, an assistant professor in the Department of Global Labor and Work, researches organized labor’s relationship to finance capital.

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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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For Attached Sellers, ‘Who’ Can Matter More Than ‘How Much’

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New research by Alice Lee, assistant professor of organizational behavior, found that a seller’s emotional attachment to an item – big or small – influences the “sales funnel,” the process through which sellers sort through the field of potential buyers to determine the course of negotiation and, ultimately, the sale.
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For Attached Sellers, ‘Who’ Can Matter More Than ‘How Much’

New Research Shows Home Care Cooperative Can Improve Patient Care

Home care cooperatives – agencies co-owned and managed by home care workers – have key factors that appear to significantly improve the quality of care for patients, according to a new study co-authored by Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Sponsored Research Ariel Avgar, Ph.D. ’08.
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Four New Faculty Joining ILR

The ILR School will welcome four new faculty members who begin July 1. The school's Global Labor and Work Department welcomes Justine Modica and Dionne Pohler, while Claire Daviss and Merrick Osborne join the Department of Organizational Behavior.
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ILR Launches National Conflict Resolution Service

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Javier Ramirez, former deputy director of field operations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, has joined ILR’s Scheinman Institute to help lead the newly established National Conflict Resolution Service.
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Campus Life

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

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We’ve so enjoyed spending time with the EMHRM Class of 2025 and Class of 2026 during our latest on-campus residential session! Here are a few of our favorite moments from this week. 📸🏆❤️ Thinking about applying for Cornell ILR’s Executive Master of Human Resource Management program? Through a…

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This summer, Jordan Lubinsky ’27, Calista Oria ’27, Sukanya Ferguson ’27, Riley Smith ’28 and Raquel Diaz ’28 spent six weeks participating in the ILR Global Engaged Learning Program in Mysore, India with our partner, the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (@svym.india). 🇮🇳 Each year, ILR students…

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“If you had told me during my time at ILR that I would one day be working for an NBA team, I would have laughed in disbelief,” said Jennifer Choi '08 from her office near State Farm Arena, home court of the @atlhawks. “Although I grew up as a sports fan, I never considered sports as a viable…

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Last month, ILR’s High Road New York City fellowship program kicked off its third year! Over the course of eight weeks, 24 ILR students will work with 17 partner organizations across NYC for a summer full of engaged learning. 🤩🗽 Read our blog post (link in bio) for a glimpse into a recent High…

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When ILR alum Melanie Stewart '10 was a sophomore, she decided to attend a fireside chat event organized by the Minority ILR Student Organization (@cornellmilrso), where she met with recruiters from ADM – an agricultural supply chain manager and processor. ⏩ She didn't know it then, but it was a…

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Meet Tiffany Alvarez, Class of 2028! Tiffany is a High Road NYC fellow and has been working with @cafejoyeuxus this summer. 🌟 As an ILR student, she is interested in social work and business strategy. Swipe to read about her experience so far!

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