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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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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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"RESIST, REJECT, REBEL": Mannequins as Social Protest

Jacob Blizard (High Road Fellow 2022), presents different styles of mannequin art to inspire others to use other mediums to flout mainstream representations of identity and traverse the status quo.
3 mannequins in a storefront window
"RESIST, REJECT, REBEL": Mannequins as Social Protest

Liberation is Growing: The Urban Farmer’s Perspective

Jacob Blizard (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on antiracism, food justice, and collective liberation
Sunflower extending across a bathroom wall with the word “Defy”
Liberation is Growing: The Urban Farmer’s Perspective

Politicians and Gods: What’s the Difference?

Sydney Browne (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on the differences between politicians and greek gods and what responsibilities our politicians have.
a picture of the reproductive rights protests outside of Justice Kavanaugh’s house
Politicians and Gods: What’s the Difference?