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Alumni Stories

Springboard to an ILRie Bond: A Boat in the Galapagos

Dec 18, 2025

In October, Jay Waks ’68, J.D. ’71, P ’08, and his wife, Harriet, P ’08, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to attend the wedding of Louisa Heywood ’20, an ILRie roughly 50 years his junior. The latest chapter in a friendship that began in the unlikeliest of places – a boat off the Galapagos Islands.

Jay Waks and Louisa Heywood adn their spouses at the Sphinx

Springboard to an ILRie Bond: A Boat in the Galapagos

ILR to the Military to the Private Sector: Bassney Star Keeps Rising

Dec 17, 2025

Kevin Bassney ’13 was named a finalist for the Rising Star of the Year award, sponsored by Forces in Business, the world’s largest celebration of ex-military in second careers.

Kevin Bassney '13 at the U.S. Forces in Business Awards

ILR to the Military to the Private Sector: Bassney Star Keeps Rising

Far Beyond a Quonset Hut: Fascinating Facts about ILR

Dec 5, 2025

Cornellians

To celebrate the ILR School’s 80th birthday, Cornellians Magazine offers 17 delightful details about its history and achievements.

Far Beyond a Quonset Hut: Fascinating Facts about ILR

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News

Nick Salvatore, ‘One of Our Foremost Historians,’ Dies at 82

Dec 12, 2025

Cornell Chronicle

Nick Salvatore, a professor emeritus in the ILR School, an award-winning historian and teacher and lifelong champion for working people, died on Nov. 29 in Ithaca. He was 82.

Nick Salvatore, ‘One of Our Foremost Historians,’ Dies at 82

Future of Work Fellow Brings Technology Lens to Worker Struggle

Dec 5, 2025

As a Future of Work fellow, Joy Ming ’25 has worked with Ariel Avgar, Ph.D. ’08, to examine ways technology can be utilized to enhance the home health care industry.

Future of Work Fellow Brings Technology Lens to Worker Struggle

Dionne Pohler Named Inaugural Lipsky Professor

Nov 11, 2025

Dionne Pohler has been elected the inaugural David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations. The Cornell Board of Trustees approved the professorship, which began Nov. 1.