M. Diane Burton has been named senior associate dean for research, outreach and external relations at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). In this role, Burton leads the strategic vision for ILR’s contract college activities, extending the research and academic work of the school’s centers, institutes and programs, while overseeing its portfolio of non-degree educational opportunities, including certificates and workshops.
“We are one of the only places in the world that convenes both labor and management,” Burton said. “The goal is advancing the world of work – making work better for everyone, having a more prosperous and just economy. How do we do that? We do that by drawing on all of the resources that we have at ILR. I want ILR to bring evidence-based ideas and research into practice. That is how ILR Outreach will have the greatest impact.”
Burton holds courtesy appointments in ILR’s Department of Organizational Behavior and Cornell’s Department of Sociology.
Burton holds a bachelor’s degree in social and decision sciences from Carnegie Mellon University, a master’s degree in education from Harvard University, and a doctorate in sociology from Stanford University.
