Cornell ILR School Graduate Programs

Happy Women’s History Month! This month, we honor the contributions of women to history, culture, and society. Women have been essential to advancements in the labor movement over the decades and continue to shape the Human Resources profession with 68% of Fortune 200 companies having women CHROs as of 2019. Pictured here are some historical photos of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, once one of the largest labor unions in the U.S, one of the first U.S. u...nions to have primarily women membership, and a key player in labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. Photo 1: Members of ILGWU Local 62 assist Cancer Volunteer collectors, May 2, 1951 Photo 2: Jane Hoffman, Tobey Weinberg, Ruth Goodman, and Amelia Romano read for a radio broadcast about the Triangle Fire Photo 3: Mabel Fuller, Assistant Educational Director of ILGWU Local 62 Photo 4: Delegates to 1937 convention in Atlantic City, left to right: Margaret DiMaggio, Rose Pesotta, Sadie Reisch, Jennie Matyas, [unknown], Aida Rose, identified as the Big 6 Thanks to @kheelcenter for these lovely photos! #womenshistorymonth #ILRSchool #MILR #labormovement #CornellUniversity See more

Meet Lauren, a first-year MILR concentrating in Human Resources & Organizations Lauren is originally from Sacramento, California and attended @oregonstate for her B.S. in Psychology. She held various internships and positions throughout undergrad before moving to Ithaca for the MILR program and has stayed very involved with the cohort through @ilr.gsa! Swipe through to learn more about Lauren and hear her perspective about navigating graduate school during a pandemic #CornellUniversity #MILR #ILRSchool #studentspotlight

We’re excited to announce Jenny Guttman’s Instagram takeover tomorrow, February 23rd! Jenny is a second-year student who has stayed very engaged within the MILR community, serving on the 2020 @ilr.gsa Board and as a TA for 3 semesters. Jenny will start her post-MILR career at @pepsico in their White Plains headquarters, where she is eager to make an impact in the organization right away. Follow along tomorrow as Jenny guides us through a day in the life of a MILRvirtual classes and all! #CornellUniversity #MILR #ILRSchool #instagramtakeover

It’s no secret that our outstanding faculty are a significant competitive advantage at the ILR School. Our professorswith expertise ranging from Economics to Human Resource Studies to Labor Relations, Law, and History, not to mention several other areasprovide a dynamic academic experience to Cornell students. We interviewed a few of them and asked them some questions about their areas of expertise & their research to get to know them a bit better! Today we’ll be spotli...ghting Professor Chris Collins, who also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies at the ILR School. Almost all MILRs have Professor Collins as a professor for one or more of their classes, but not all MILRs get to know him beyond his class material. Learn more here! #CornellUniversity #ILRSchool #MILR #ItTakesWork #professor See more

Each year, we admit a small number of students to begin their MILR journey in the spring (as opposed to the majority of MILRs who start in the fall). Here are our wonderful new MILRs in their orientation earlier this monthbe sure to say hello to them as they begin this exciting adventure! #MILR #ILRSchool #CornellUniversity #gradschool

Say hello to Eric, a first-year MILR concentrating in Labor Market Policy! Eric studied both Political Science & Government and Economics at @santaclarauniversity. Prior to attending the MILR program, he worked in the labor movement for over 4 years as both a policy analyst and a policy director. Join us in welcoming Eric to the MILR student spotlight! #CornellUniversity #MILR #ILRSchool #studentspotlight

Our Round 2 MILR application deadline for Fall 2021 is TOMORROW, Friday, January 15th, 2021. Don’t forget to submit your application via the link in our bio and email [email protected] with any questions! #CornellUniversity #MILR #ILRSchool #applications

Today we’re thrilled to spotlight Jaggyr Evangelista, a 2nd year MILR concentrating in Human Resources & Organizations! Jaggyr is originally from New Jersey, pursued her undergraduate studies at University of Central Florida, and interned as an employee engagement HR Intern at @globalfoundries last summer. We asked Jaggyr a few questions about her experience in the MILR program and for photos of some of her favorite MILR memories The MILR program has shaped me into... a better and stronger person both personally and professionally. I will be forever thankful for the opportunities and lifelong connections this program has granted me. Thanks, Jaggyr! Stay tuned for future student spotlights throughout the month of January! #MILR #ILRSchool #ItTakesWork #CornellUniversity See more

Sending our most heartfelt congratulations to Zhiqing, Tiffany, Elena, and Roxanna, our December 2020 MILR graduates! Your hard work and dedication throughout your studies has not gone unnoticed. We will miss seeing each of you in Ives Hall! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors! #graduation #CornellUniversity #MILR #ILRSchool

Happy New Year, ILRies! We congratulate our December 2020 graduates and welcome our incoming Spring 2021 MILRs Wishing everyone health and prosperity in the new year! #CornellUniversity #HappyNewYear #ILRSchool

Happy Winter Break, ILRies! You’ve worked so hard to get to this point. Enjoy a safe and healthy breakwe’ll see you in 2021! #CornellUniversity #ILRSchool #MILR

Congratulations to all of the teams who competed in the 2020 Bundle Case Competition! Each fall, first year MILRs form teams and compete in a real-world consulting competition. This year, @ecolab was the client and the teams worked on solutions around internal mobility, diversity & inclusion, and talent acquisition. The winning team, pictured here, presented on Unlocking Ecolab’s Organizational Agility: Internal Mobility and DEI Strategies for Success. Ecolab needs a...gility to thrive in a VUCA world with events like global pandemics, racial unrest, etc. The team believes that if Ecolab can shift its mindset around mobility and DEI, they can be more agile in responding to critical business needs. By rethinking roles as personas and encouraging employees to rotate through the business using career pipelines and internal talent marketplaces, Ecolab can develop talent that responds better to customer needs with a better understanding of Ecolab’s business. Ecolab is already poised to succeed in DEI if it takes a highly intentional approach to Assess and Align the organization, and Act to improve its practices around inclusion. Congratulations to the winning team! #CornellUniversity #ILRSchool #ItTakesWork #casecompetition #Ecolab See more

Calling all future MILRs Our Round 1 application deadline for Fall 2021 admission is Tuesday, December 15th. Please contact [email protected] with any questions you may have about the application process. #milr #CornellUniversity #ILRSchool #gradschool