Alexander Colvin
Work touches nearly all of us—but the relationships between workers, employers, and our economy are more complex than ever. At the ILR School, we're at the heart of these critical intersections driving innovations that will define the future of work.
We are the preeminent educational institution in the world focused on labor, management and the economy. As a New York land-grant college, we positively impact individuals and society through teaching, research and outreach.
"This is no labor school where dogma will be taught, nor is this a management school where students will learn only to think of workingmen as items on a balance sheet. This is a state school whose destiny and policy shall be shaped by a board of trustees of men and women from all walks of life — from education, from business, from labor, from agriculture and from the professions."
– THOMAS E. DEWEY, the fifty-first governor of New York
ILR was founded in 1945 with a mandate to train labor and management to work for the common good of the employer and the employee.
Through a flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum, our students examine workplace issues affecting individuals, organizations and communities, then go on to become leaders across industry, government, law, nonprofit and academia.
Our faculty are among the world's leading scholars in the fields of work, labor, and employment. Our interdisciplinary research draws from economics, sociology, psychology, history, statistics, and law to understand and advance the world of work.
As a New York State land-grant college, we conduct research that can be applied by workers, unions, organizations, legislators and communities. We build community partnerships, offer training and inform policy that extends our influence to communities across the state, the nation, and the globe.
From our faculty conducting groundbreaking research to our alumni leading organizations globally, the ILR School's influence extends far beyond our Ithaca campus.
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Ithaca, NY 14853
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Ithaca, NY 14853
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