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QA with MS Student Claire Sleigh

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.
M.S. Student Claire Sleigh
QA with MS Student Claire Sleigh

ILRie Spends Semester In Jordan

Margot Treadwell spent her semester abroad exploring her interest in Arabic, women’s labor globally, and immersing herself in a new culture.
Margot Treadwell ‘24 in Jordan
ILRie Spends Semester In Jordan

ILRie Interns With U.S. District Court Judge

Alex Herazy ’25 spent a semester interning with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman as part of a credit internship
Alex Herazy ’25 with Judge Richard Berman '64
ILRie Interns With U.S. District Court Judge

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.
The speech and debate team that participated in the Northeast District Championship and the Northeast Regional Championship.
Speech & Debate Qualifies Team for National Tournament

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.
At the Feb. 7 debate, Leo Glasgow ’26 (standing) argues that freedom of expression is good for business.
Students Debate Freedom of Expression’s Impact on Business

Students Debate Free Speech in the Workplace

Cornell Chronicle
The first in a series of three debates supporting Cornell’s Freedom of Expression Theme Year was held on January 31.
Abigel Manaye, A&S ’24 (standing) argues the opposition side of the debate, “Speechless: Should Union Organizers Have Free Speech Rights in the Workplace?,” held Wednesday in Ives Hall. Other participants (sitting, left to right) were ILRies Margot Treadwell ’24, Amalia Schneider ’24, and Ram Orfanel, A&S ’23.
Students Debate Free Speech in the Workplace

Shay, Park Named Miller Scholarship Winners

The annual awards provide funding to graduate students for conducting research.
Ives Hall with ILR banner
Shay, Park Named Miller Scholarship Winners

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.
A student walking down the steps outside Ives Hall
Merrill Scholars Honor Mentors at 35th Annual Ceremony

Malcomb Wins Social Justice Award

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.
Claire Malcomb
Malcomb Wins Social Justice Award

Student Passionate About Education Reform

At ILR, Tofunmi Olabode ’24 is building on educational equity and justice interests that began in high school.
Tofunmi Olabode ’24
Student Passionate About Education Reform

ILRie Elected as Student Trustee

J.P. Swenson ’25 will begin his two-year term in the fall semester.
JP Swenson
ILRie Elected as Student Trustee

2023 ILR Senior Spotlights

The ILR School celebrates members of the Class of 2023.
2023 ILR Senior Spotlights

ILR Announces 2023 McPherson Honors and Awards

ILR held its 30th McPherson Honors and Awards Celebration, a spring tradition honoring students and faculty, Tuesday at the Statler Hotel on campus.
Tara Gideon '23 and Kevin Harris
ILR Announces 2023 McPherson Honors and Awards

ILR Duo Wins SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Cornell Chronicle
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.
Ives Hall Cupola
ILR Duo Wins SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Debaters Win Championship

Cornell Speech & Debate Program duo from ILR and the College of Arts and Sciences won top honors in national finals.
Meg Kandarpa ’23 and Eli Pallrand, A&S ’24
Debaters Win Championship

Yasmin Ballew ’23 Receives Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award

Cornell Chronicle
ILRie will use award funding to establish a partnership between Alpha Phi Omega and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center.
Yasmin Ballew ’23
Yasmin Ballew ’23 Receives Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award

ILR Hosting Debate Camp July 29-Aug 6

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.
A student at the Cornell debate camp
ILR Hosting Debate Camp July 29-Aug 6

Inaugural ILR WIDE Student Fellows Explore Workplace DEI

The ILR WIDE Student Fellows Program provides real world opportunities for a pair of ILRies.
A student walking down the steps outside Ives Hall
Inaugural ILR WIDE Student Fellows Explore Workplace DEI

ILRie Helps Formerly Incarcerated

Sakiel Ruff ’25 spent his High Road summer developing a database to help formerly incarcerated people find housing.
Sakiel Ruff ’25
ILRie Helps Formerly Incarcerated

Nabiha Qureshi ’23 Awarded Rangel Fellowship

ILR senior plans to study public policy and learn more about the intersection of migration and governmental labor policy on a global scale.
Nabiha Qureshi ’23
Nabiha Qureshi ’23 Awarded Rangel Fellowship

Graduate Students Receive Awards

The ILR School has announced the 2022 winners of its Benjamin Miller Scholarship Fund grants.
Malcomb and Huang head shot composite
Graduate Students Receive Awards

Peer Mentors Welcome New ILRies

Building a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for new ILRies is the purpose of a student-focused program.
LindaRose Piccolo '24
Peer Mentors Welcome New ILRies

Breaking Barriers: Peer Outreach Boosts Student Veterans

Cornell Chronicle
David Hernandez ’23 is one of more than 90 undergraduate veterans now at Cornell, a number that has nearly quadrupled over the past five years thanks in part to proactive peer outreach by student veterans.
David Hernandeaz '23
Breaking Barriers: Peer Outreach Boosts Student Veterans

ILRie Leads Cornell Votes Group

Patrick Mehler ’23, a senior in the ILR School and an alderperson on the City of Ithaca’s Common Council, is a founding member and president of Cornell Votes.
Patrick J. Mehler
ILRie Leads Cornell Votes Group

Chen '22 Receives Kheel Center Research Award

Cornell Chronicle
Yu An Chen’22 is the latest recipient of the Kheel Center’s Undergraduate Research Award for outstanding scholarship using materials at Kheel or other archives at Cornell.
Yu An Chen’22
Chen '22 Receives Kheel Center Research Award

Peer Mentor Program Advances Equality, Belonging

Cornell Chronicle
Victor Rosas ’21 says connections will “change mentees’ lives forever.”
Joel Malina and Victor Rosas ’22
Peer Mentor Program Advances Equality, Belonging

Cornell Welcomes Students, Marks Milestone in Residential Life

Cornell Chronicle
The move-in process has been extended from three days to five to accommodate the greater number of students, with first-year students arriving Aug. 15-17 and upper-class students moving in Aug. 18-19.
First-year students move into residence halls on north campus with the help of their families.
Cornell Welcomes Students, Marks Milestone in Residential Life

ILR Junior Named Spectrum Scholar

Two-year scholarship, mentorship awarded to Priscilla Natawidjaja ’24.
Priscilla Natawidjaja ’24
ILR Junior Named Spectrum Scholar

Making It Better

An ILRie who served as an Intergroup Dialogue Project facilitator for three years says the program helps students know they’re not alone and builds capacity for others to not feel alone.
David Moore '22
Making It Better

ILRies Named Merrill Scholars

Cornell Chronicle
Three seniors – Oliver Eccleston, Daniel James II and Catherine St. Hilaire – were named Merrill Scholars by the university.
Daniel James '22 (ILR School) honoring his teacher from Phillips Academy Andover and Brigid Beachler, ILR Director of Off-Campus Credit Programs. Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, stands in the background.
ILRies Named Merrill Scholars

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