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ILR provides a framework which ILRies apply to real-world issues long after they graduate. Their time at ILR translates into success in fields as diverse as human resources, consulting, finance, business, public service and policy, labor and entrepreneurship.

Historic Gift Will Endow Engaged-Learning Initiative

Giving

In the largest one-time gift commitment in the history of the ILR School, Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, will establish the Baum and Wallace Family High Road Endowment. The foundational gift will fund stipends, subsidize housing and provide robust program support for High Road New York City.

Alumni Stories

Cornell Speech and Debate Program Hones the Art of Civil Discourse

Apr 29, 2026

Cornellians

For decades, the Cornell Speech and Debate program – housed in the ILR School and drawing more than 100 students from across the University each academic year – has garnered top global rankings, fielding teams that compete in tournaments across the nation and around the world.

Cornell Speech and Debate team members at Ithaca's State Theatre in 2018.

Cornell Speech and Debate Program Hones the Art of Civil Discourse

ILR Plays a Lead Role in Film Producer’s Success: Justin San Antonio ’20

Jun 17, 2026

Justin San Antonio ’20 credits his ILR coursework with providing skills and tools that have contributed to success on the job – and the film set.

Justin San Antoio, in a black tuxedo jacket, white shirt and black bowtie, with three others who are also in formalwear, standing in front of a banner for the Chelsea Film Festival and Regal

ILR Plays a Lead Role in Film Producer’s Success: Justin San Antonio ’20

First ‘Mustangs’ Among Cornell ROTC’s Newly Commissioned Officers

May 26, 2026

Cornell Chronicle

ILRie Sidney Anop started his Navy career as an enlisted information systems technician. Now an ensign, he is the first member of Cornell Navy ROTC to commission through the Seaman to Admiral-21 program.

Sidney Anop ’26 during an ROTC awards ceremony in April 2026.

First ‘Mustangs’ Among Cornell ROTC’s Newly Commissioned Officers

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News

Farbman, Karuppiah Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

May 7, 2026

Cornell Chronicle

ILR seniors Robert Farbman and Kamala Karuppiah were among nine students representing Cornell’s four contract colleges who have been chosen to receive the 2026 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

Kamala Karuppiah ’25 and Robert Farbman ’25 with their SUNY Chancellor’s Awards certificates.

Farbman, Karuppiah Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Jonathan Lam ’27 Earns Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award

Apr 23, 2026

Jonathan Lam ’27 is one of three Cornell undergraduate recipients of this year’s Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards, which recognize students for their commitment to community-engaged work addressing pressing social challenges.

Jonathan Lam ’27 speaking at the People Power Awards ceremony during Amnesty International USA's Annual General Meeting, held in February at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit.

Jonathan Lam ’27 Earns Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award

Labor Relations at a Crossroads: Festschrift for Harry Katz

Apr 21, 2026

Harry Katz was honored at a conference the weekend of April 11-12 as fellow scholars, colleagues and mentees presented papers that draw on his work by extending the context in which his insights are applied, his methods used and theoretical assumptions made.

Harry Katz speaking at a conference held in his honor on April 11, 2026 in Doherty Lounge.

Labor Relations at a Crossroads: Festschrift for Harry Katz

Events

Sep4

The Inaugural McKersie Labor Day Lecture

The ILR School is proud to launch “The Robert and Nancy McKersie Labor Day Lecture,” a new annual event honoring the legacy of Robert B. McKersie, former dean of the ILR School, made possible through a generous gift from Bob and Nancy. During his tenure as dean from 1971 to 1979, McKersie helped shape a new generation of faculty whose rigorous social science approach helped redefine the study of industrial and labor relations, and continues to shape the ILR School today.

The Inaugural McKersie Labor Day Lecture

Sep14

Labor Economics Workshop: Heather Schofield of Cornell University

Heather Schofield Title: Abstract

Labor Economics Workshop: Heather Schofield of Cornell University

Sep17

From Institutional Mission to Administrative Means

The Konvitz Lecture

The Bureaucratization of Universities

From Institutional Mission to Administrative Means

Sep18

Migration in Contentious Political Times

The Migrations Program is bringing together migration scholars for a conference about migration, sustainability, and belonging in the contemporary moment. Students, scholars, and researchers from the Cornell community will share work that examines human mobility as a sociolegal and political process shaped by borders, state power, labor markets, and inequality. Register to attend. Schedule The conference begins at 8:45 a.m. and sessions, panels, and lectures run throughout the day. Lunch will be provided. View more details about our panels and lectures further down the page. 8:45-9:00 Welcome and Introductions 9:00-10:00 Keynote: "Seeing the Americas Whole": Richard Rodriguez's Thesis on Migrants and Migration in the Era of American Carnage 10:15-12:15 Presentations 12:15-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Panel: Borders, Polarization, and Belonging 2:00-3:00 Presentations 3:30-4:30 Panel: A Way Forward: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives for Studying Migration 4:30 Closing Remarks Abstract Submissions Submit your abstract by September 4, 2026 to share your work at the conference. Submissions are open to Cornell University undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and the local community that examine human mobility as a sociolegal and political process shaped by borders, barriers, state power, labor markets, changing environments, and inequality. We welcome submissions that situate migration within broader ecological and social systems as well as contemporary and historical contexts. Host This conference is hosted by the Migrations Program, part of the Einaudi Center for International Studies, and organized by Migrations graduate fellows Vicente Celestino Mata, Jr. and Adolfho Romero. Questions? Email us at migrations@einaudi.cornell.edu.