Government Career

Sakiel's government interests have taken him from the classrooms of Ithaca to the halls of the Senate in Washington DC to non-profits in upstate NY.

ILR's Professor Stephanie Thomas talks about her teaching and offers student advice to undergraduates.

Sherell Farmer talks about her ILR thesis and what motivated her studies.

ILRie Josh Lafazan tells how he became one of New York State's youngest elected officials in May, 2012.

Cathy Creighton, director of the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, and Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of ILR’s Worker Institute, have been putting their ILR education and experience to work in roles they now hold at the school.

ILR graduate is taking his international education to the U.S. State Department.

Sonia Guior ‘15 is a self-described New Yorker, transportation nerd and aspiring Adirondack 46er. She also relies heavily on her ILR degree in her roles as employee, manager, union member and regulator of a rapidly evolving industry.

ILR is preparing a generation of leaders to take on difficult questions and enact legal and policy change, according to ILR senior Liel Sterling.

Storytelling through video -- ILR student Caleb Harden used his talent to produce a tribute to the Class of 2020 when the pandemic disrupted their final months at Cornell.

Dustin Liu ’19 is the son of Taiwanese immigrants who fostered in him the belief that individuals can inspire social change – a belief that was solidified during his time at ILR.