Brooks School celebrates fifth graduating class during Bailey Hall ceremony

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy celebrated its fifth graduating class on Saturday, May 23, 2026, as part of Cornell University graduation ceremonies.

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Isabel Perera’s ‘The Welfare Workforce’ honored with two book prizes

Perera's book won the Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize and the 2026 European Studies Book Award. 

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Prison education program wins $1.5M to create national research hub

The Cornell Prison Education Program has launched two national initiatives to address the data and research challenges facing programs that provide higher education in prisons.

Cornell Sloan team wins first place at national healthcare case competition

A team from Cornell University’s Sloan Program in Health Administration earned first place at the Cornell Sloan Program in Health Administration National Case Competition hosted by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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New Cornell Center on Democracy will support democratic principles at home and abroad

Amid concern about democratic backsliding globally, the center will mobilize scholars to strengthen democracy through rigorous research, democratic education and public engagement.

Disability compounds employment woes for people with criminal records, and vice versa

Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.

Cornell Law Celebrates the Class of 2026 at Convocation

Cornell Law School celebrated the Class of 2026 on May 17 as family, friends, faculty and staff gathered at Newman Arena, Bartels Hall for the school’s annual Convocation ceremony. The event honored graduates from the Class of…

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Community-engaged learning celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab honored

ILR School’s Buffalo Co-Lab has played a vital role in western New York, working in partnership with business, union, government, education and community organizations.

Students drive policy change in Albany in Brooks State Policy Advocacy Clinic

This spring, students from the Brooks School turned knowledge into action in Albany as part of the State Policy Advocacy Clinic’s engaged learning approach to teaching how to effectively change policy in New York State. 

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