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The ILR Journey Begins

The school’s 271 new undergraduates prepared for their first year through online interactions with students and staff this summer, and will continue learning about the school through Orientation activities.

New Student Orientation
The ILR Journey Begins

Bringing Forward the Possibility of Cornell

The Baum-Wallace Family Scholarship was created by Ed Baum '81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, to honor their families’ connections to Cornell.

Holly Wallace and Ed Baum '81
Bringing Forward the Possibility of Cornell

Q&A With Alice Lee

Get to know more about one of ILR’s seven new faculty members.

New faculty Q&A with Alice Lee
Q&A With Alice Lee

2020 Groat and Alpern Winners Named

Kathleen Weslock and Barry Beck will be honored April 23 in New York City.

Groat & Alpern 2020
2020 Groat and Alpern Winners Named

Collaboration Advances Labor Relations in Hospitality

ILR and the School of Hotel Administration bring together labor, management and students to share industry perspectives.

Kati Griffith
Collaboration Advances Labor Relations in Hospitality

Yang-Tan Institute Will Lead National Center

ILR will have a central role in putting U.S. workplace disability inclusion policy into action for employers as they recruit, hire, retain and advance workers with disabilities.

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Yang-Tan Institute Will Lead National Center

Q&A With Dina Bishara

Get to know more about one of ILR’s seven new faculty members.

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Q&A With Dina Bishara

ILR Duo Wins HR Awards

Chung and Keller to be honored by Academy of Management.

JR Keller
ILR Duo Wins HR Awards

ILR Alum and Wife Build a Bridge to Better Breastfeeding

Max Spivak ’07, MILR ’15 implemented lessons learned at ILR to found startup.

Max Spivak ’07, MILR ’15 with wife, Kate, and their two children.
ILR Alum and Wife Build a Bridge to Better Breastfeeding

Connecting the Past with the Present

Professor Ileen DeVault applies a historical lens to today's labor struggles.

Ileen DeVault walking up a staircase in Ives Hall.
Connecting the Past with the Present

Q&A With Tae-Youn Park

Get to know more about one of ILR’s seven new faculty members.

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Q&A With Tae-Youn Park

Building a Labor Movement Bond

The Union Leadership Institute prepares people moving up in organized labor in New York state.

The Union Leadership Institute Class of 2019
Building a Labor Movement Bond

Breaking Barriers for Youth

Yang-Tan Institute leading effort to build statewide community of practice to support justice-involved youth who have disabilities.

Teenage boy holding wired fence at correctional institute.
Breaking Barriers for Youth

Q&A With Rebecca Kehoe

Get to know more about one of ILR’s seven new faculty members.

Rebecca Kehoe
Q&A With Rebecca Kehoe

Understanding Labor in China

Associate Professor Eli Friedman’s research impacts the way scholars in China, the U.S. and Europe think about state-labor relations.

Eli Friedman outside of Ives Hall.
Understanding Labor in China

QA With Tristan Ivory

Get to know more about one of ILR’s seven new faculty members.

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QA With Tristan Ivory

A Scientist Helps Workers Stay Safe

Solving safety puzzles and changing workplace practices “are the real joys,” said Nellie Brown of the Worker Institute.

Nellie Brown holding a workshop on nail salon hazards
A Scientist Helps Workers Stay Safe

ILR Welcomes Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow

Award-winning scholar Celene Reynolds joins ILR community.

Celene Reynolds
ILR Welcomes Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow

ILR Adds Seven New Faculty

Diverse New Hires Look To Enhance ILR’s National Reputation

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ILR Adds Seven New Faculty

ILR junior is part of Fulbright Summer Institute

Catherine Choi ’21 is learning about identity and nationhood through the lens of Wales.

Catherine Choi '21
ILR junior is part of Fulbright Summer Institute

Wells Shares Expertise Across Cornell

Cornell Chronicle

Collaborations began 30 years ago with a phone call from a Cornell Law professor.

Marty Wells standing in front of a bookcase.
Wells Shares Expertise Across Cornell

Impacting Job Prospects for Students with Disabilities

Soft skills training developed by Kelly Clark of the Yang-Tan Institute helps teens entering adulthood secure employment.

Kelly Clark took her expertise to schools in Tanzania.
Impacting Job Prospects for Students with Disabilities

Nelson’s Debate Tips for Dem Hopefuls

Big Red’s debate coach says coming across as likeable and “presidential” are keys to success

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Nelson’s Debate Tips for Dem Hopefuls

Yang-Tan Receives Grant to Assist Vets

The Kessler Foundation’s $350,000 grant will foster military to civilian transition for veterans with disabilities.

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Yang-Tan Receives Grant to Assist Vets

Professors Hutchens and Lieberwitz Honored

MacIntyre Awards recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching and advising

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Professors Hutchens and Lieberwitz Honored

Prefreshman Summer Program: “You Belong”

Program assistants Flores ’22 and Miller ’22 help ease transition for first-year ILRies.

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Prefreshman Summer Program: “You Belong”

Dean Colvin Looks to the Future

Academic and research excellence, plus a center for work-related activities, will be priorities for ILR's path forward.

Dean Colvin Looks to the Future
Dean Colvin Looks to the Future

ILR Graduate Honored for Graduate Assistant Teaching

Iadevaia lauded for “selfless, patient, and unyielding commitment to his students.”

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ILR Graduate Honored for Graduate Assistant Teaching

Griffith Earns Robert N. Stern Award

Associate professor lauded for interactive teaching style.

Kati Griffith standing by bookshelf.
Griffith Earns Robert N. Stern Award

ILRies Converge at LERA

Nineteen to present at 71st annual meeting of Labor and Employment Relations Association.

Graphic of the 71st annual LERA meeting.
ILRies Converge at LERA

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