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Our faculty teach the full range of HR topics to students at all levels (undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and professional/executive) and deliver custom training programs for leading organizations. Through our centers and institutes, we reach thousands of HR practitioners through working groups, conference events, and external education.

Our alumni and executive partners – including dozens of current or former chief human resource officers at global companies – enrich learning through guest lectures, live-case projects, and networking events.

Programs

Programs

Graduate, Research, and Professional HR

We offer teaching, research, and training programs to the full range of the HR profession, from undergraduates to PhDs and HR professionals.

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Centers and Institutes

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CAHRS

Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies

The Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) is the world’s leading partnership between industry and academia, representing more than 55 of the world’s premier companies.

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ICS

Institute for Compensation Studies

The Institute for Compensation Studies™ (ICS) is an interdisciplinary center that researches, teaches and communicates about monetary and non-monetary rewards from work, and how these rewards influence outcomes for individuals, companies, industries, and economies.

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Faculty 

Rosemary Batt

  • Alice Cook Professor of Women and Work

Bradford Bell

  • William J. Conaty Professor of Strategic Human Resources
  • Director, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies

M. Diane Burton

  • Joseph R. Rich ‘80 Professor of Human Resource Studies
  • Academic Director, Institute for Compensation Studies

Christopher J. Collins

  • Professor
  • Director of Graduate Studies

Lee Dyer

  • Professor Emeritus

John Hausknecht

  • Professor, Human Resource Studies and Department Chair

Rebecca Kehoe

  • Professor, Human Resource Studies

JR Keller

  • Associate Professor

Alexander Kowalski

  • Assistant Professor, Human Resource Studies

Lisa Nishii

  • Director, ILR WIDE
  • Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education & Interim Vice Provost for Enrollment
  • Professor, Human Resource Studies

Devon Proudfoot

  • Associate Professor, Human Resource Studies

Caitlin Ray

  • Assistant Professor

Lecturers

Susanne Bruyere

  • Academic Director, Yang-Tan Institute

Brian Dunn

  • Director of Professional Programs

John Haggerty

  • Senior Lecturer

Christian Miller

Visiting Lecturers

Jess Cisco

  • Visiting Lecturer

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Contact

173 Ives Faculty Bldg.
Cornell University
ILR School
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
Ph: (607) 255-5427 

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