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Our flexible, interdisciplinary major lets students pursue a wide range of academic interests and careers.

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Graduate Programs

Study the workplace comprehensively with the world's highest concentration of workplace faculty.

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Professional Education

Invest in your career by learning from instructors who blend world-leading research with business-tested practicality.

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Every ILRie Has a Story

The law, young people and providing educational opportunities are primary passion areas for Alpern Award recipient Linda Gadsby '88. 

 

 

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ILR School Events

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Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces

In-person, day-long conference for disability service providers, transition educators, policymakers, businesses, and self-advocates.
In-person conference, called Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces
Working Together: Advancing Disability Inclusion in NYS Workplaces

What Is a Disability?

Free webinar examines how disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act
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What Is a Disability?

Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the ADA, Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Free webinar explores the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the ADA, Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Yang-Tan Institute: Enhancing equal opportunities for all people with disabilities

The Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability contributes to the development of organizations and communities that welcome the skills and talents of people with disabilities in New York state, the U.S. and abroad. 

YTI informs public policy in many ways, including providing public access to disability data in specific geographic areas.

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“My time at the ILR School helped me understand both labor and management perspectives, which has proven to be a solid foundation for my career.”
Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball

Get To Know: Forrest Briscoe

Faculty Spotlight

Forrest Briscoe, who joined the ILR faculty in the fall of 2024, is the Maurice and Hinda Neufeld Founders Professor in Industrial and Labor Relations. He teaches and researches organization theory and strategic management.

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Catherwood Library

The Martin P. Catherwood Library is the most comprehensive resource on labor and employment in North America, offering expert research support through reference services, instruction, online guides and access to premier collections.

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ILR in the News

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Policies Erode Benefits Gained by Marriage for Foreign-Born Individuals

According to new research by ILR Assistant Professor Tristan Ivory, intermarriage between foreign-born and native-born citizens provides clear labor market benefits for the foreign-born partner that change depending on the reception of immigrants in the host country.
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Policies Erode Benefits Gained by Marriage for Foreign-Born Individuals

Two ILRies Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

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Alex Herazy ’25 and Shruthisri (Sri) Ravisankar ’24 were honored with the 2025 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Alex Herazy ’25 and Shruthisri (Sri) Ravisankar ’24 received SUNY Chancellor Awards
Two ILRies Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Gali Racabi Receives 2025 Carpenter Advising Award

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Gali Racabi is one of four Cornell faculty members to win a Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Award, which recognizes the sustained and distinguished contributions of tenure-track faculty and senior lecturers to advising undergraduates.
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Gali Racabi Receives 2025 Carpenter Advising Award

Student Group Focuses on Labor

Led by MS ILR students, the ILR School’s Graduate Labor Organization has expanded to include other Cornell students, particularly Ph.D. candidates studying sociology.
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Student Group Focuses on Labor

Campus Life

A view of student life at Cornell University's ILR School in Ithaca, NY.

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Day four of ILR Senior Spotlights: Jonathan Wu 🎉

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Day three of ILR Senior Spotlights: Kiran Abraham-Aggarwal ⭐️

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Day two of ILR Senior Spotlights: Amerdeep Passanati 🤩

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Day one of ILR Senior Spotlights: Rafhilene Frias-Sánchez ✨

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We recently celebrated the inaugural High Road Ithaca semester program with a fantastic student showcase! Thank you to all the ILR students, faculty, staff and community partners who made the program a huge success. 👏 The High Road Ithaca Program offers ILR students paid community engaged…

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Last week, we celebrated winners of the 32nd annual ILR School McPherson Honors and Awards! Here are a few photos from the event. 🎉 ✨TEACHING AND MENTORING✨ The MacIntyre Award for Exemplary Undergraduate Teaching & Advising was presented to Robert Smith, professor of Economics, while the Graduate…

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