MSILR

A strategic campaign planner and organizer with Strippers United, Meagan Stoney Lord M.S. ’25 has found that the ILR School’s MS degree program has given her the tools to conduct the community-focused research that will assist her in the union’s fight for a more just and equitable workspace.

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.

"If you're thinking about having an impact on workers, you won't find a better program,” says Irfan Surya Asgani, M.S. ’24.

David A. Grant II discusses his path from SUNY Cortland to Cornell.

A connection “around a shared motivation for social justice and the importance of the labor movement in achieving better outcomes” is shared by students in the cohort, Sleigh said.