Through teaching, research and outreach, ILR generates and shares knowledge to solve human problems, manage and resolve conflict, establish best practices in the workplace and inform government policy.
Students
M.S. Degree a Conduit for Making Positive Change for Workers
"If you're thinking about having an impact on workers, you won't find a better program,” says Irfan Surya Asgani, M.S. ’24.
Hard Work, Personal Stories Bring Speech Team Big Wins
Cornell Chronicle
The Cornell Speech Team, a registered student organization sponsored by the ILR School, had the most successful season in the team’s 40-year history this past spring.
Seniors Kwon, Mackey and Treadwell Named Merrill Scholars
Cornell Chronicle
Three ILRies are among the 42 Merrill Scholars selected based on outstanding scholastic achievement, evidence of leadership and their desire to positively affect the world beyond Cornell.
First-generation student Isabella DeRubeis ’24 transferred to the ILR School from Monroe Community College, where she found her footing as a leader and scholar.
Grace Kwon ’24 and Margot Treadwell ’24 were among nine students and recent graduates representing Cornell’s four contract colleges selected to receive the 2024 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
ILRie Chosen as Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fellow
Cornell Chronicle
Margot Treadwell ’24 is one of two Cornell seniors selected as junior fellows of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and will spend next year conducting research with the organization in Washington, D.C.
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.
Speech & Debate Qualifies Team for National Tournament
The Cornell University Speech and Debate program, sponsored by the ILR School, qualified the varsity team of Praveen Gunendran, CALS ’24 and Devansh Jotsinghani, Brooks ’24 for the National Debate Tournament, to be held from April 4-8 at Emory University.
Students Debate Freedom of Expression’s Impact on Business
Cornell Chronicle
Students sparred over whether promoting freedom of expression in the workplace drives innovation and improves business, or interferes with decision-making and results in gridlock, during a debate and discussion held Feb. 7 in Ives Hall.
Merrill Scholars Honor Mentors at 35th Annual Ceremony
Cornell Chronicle
Three ILRies were among the 43 student scholars honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23 in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.
The 2023 Cornell Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Awards winners include Claire Malcomb, an ILR Ph.D. student and ILR WIDE fellow in the Department of Organizational Behavior.
Yasmin Ballew ’23 and Anne Bugayong ’23 have been selected due to their outstanding achievements that demonstrate excellence in the areas of academics, leadership, campus involvement and community service.
Finger Lakes Region high school students are invited to join international peers for a week of learning with Cornell faculty, debate coaches and colleagiate debaters.
