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We host more full-time faculty involved in teaching and research that spans the broad range of work and employment disciplines than any other educational institution like us.

Dean Alex Colvin to Help NYS Shape, Protect the AI Workforce

Cornell Chronicle
Alex Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, will serve on a blue-ribbon commission charged with developing recommendations on how New York state can protect workers’ economic security while harnessing the economic benefits of AI.
Alexander James Colvin
Dean Alex Colvin to Help NYS Shape, Protect the AI Workforce

Groshen Named Statistical Advocate of the Year

For her transformative role in conveying the importance of high-quality federal statistics to legislators, journalists and the public, Erica Groshen, senior economics advisor, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Harry V. Roberts Statistical Advocate of the Year Award, presented by the American Statistical Association.
Erica Groshen
Groshen Named Statistical Advocate of the Year

ILR Panel Explores Labor Mediation Challenges and Solutions

ILR experts weigh in on how the U.S. labor mediation system can adapt to recent social and political changes.
Dean Colvin, Dionne Pohler and Ariel Avgar seated together in a Cornell-branded podcast studio, with Javier Ramirez on a remote screen at right.
ILR Panel Explores Labor Mediation Challenges and Solutions

We are home to world-class faculty who study work at every level. We create relevant research from across disciplines, including (but not limited to) sociology, history, law, HR studies, and anthropology. Our research influences public policy, informs business strategy and organizational design, and improves professional practices. We're innovative researchers, creating and using new approaches to help the world understand work.

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Catherwood Library

The Martin P. Catherwood Library, housed within and serving the ILR School, offers one of the most comprehensive labor and employment collections in North America, reflecting ILR’s status as the leading institution in the field of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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The Kheel Center

The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives collects, preserves and makes accessible special collections pertaining to the history of the workplace and labor relations.

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DigitalCollections@ILR

DigitalCollections@ILR offers electronic access to unique material that encompasses every aspect of the workplace, as a service of Catherwood Library.

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ILR Press

ILR Press publishes books about workplace issues, labor, management and social policy. Widely regarded as the most distinguished publisher in the field, ILR Press is the publishing division of the ILR School and is an imprint of Cornell University Press.

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ILR Review

The ILR Review is a peer-reviewed journal on work and employment issues, published by SAGE Publications. It is dedicated to international and interdisciplinary research that advances new theory, presents novel empirical work and informs organizational and public policy.

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Future of Work Fellowships

Supporting Innovative Scholarship

The Future of Work Fellowship program offers research opportunities to promising scholars who seek to create understanding of the future of work, labor and employment.

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