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2019 High Roaders at Northland Workforce Training Center

High Road Buffalo Fellowships

Applications will be open: November 22, 2025-February 10, 2026

Engaged learning and applied research fellowships for Cornell students in Buffalo, NY.

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Buffalo High Road students at the beach, walking along the shore

Since 2009, the High Road Fellowship Program has placed 235 Cornell students in the co-laboratory of Buffalo, N.Y. to learn, explore, examine and revitalize the historic Rust Belt city.

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High Road Buffalo Stories

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Why Buffalo? A Reflection on the Labor Movement and Personal Success

My work with the Area Labor Federation of Western New York, AFL-CIO has opened my eyes to how unions function on a political, social, and economic basis.

2017 High Roaders Vanessa Roga and Hannah Sosenko at Silo City
Why Buffalo? A Reflection on the Labor Movement and Personal Success