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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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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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For a Strong Democracy, Look Local

Katherine Ann Esterl reflects on the state of politics in the United States.
Buffalo City Hall
For a Strong Democracy, Look Local

The Culture Changer Who Taught Good Trouble

Katherine Ann Esterl (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on the legacy of John Lewis.
Mural of John Lewis on a street corner
The Culture Changer Who Taught Good Trouble

Juneteenth Through the Lens of a Vietnamese Woman

Anh Dao Truc Lam (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on Juneteenth from the positionality of a Vietnamese woman.
A group marches behind a sign that reads "Juneteenth Festival Buffalo, NY with an image of the African continent. Marchers hold up Black Liberation Flags and large cutout drawings of African masks.
Juneteenth Through the Lens of a Vietnamese Woman