High Road Stories

Jonathan Zheng (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on MLK's concept of an "inescapable network of mutuality."

Paul Joseph Havern (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on the movement to reform the US incarceration system.

Uwaila Odiase (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on why politics matter through the lens of the NYC subway.

Katherine Ann Esterl reflects on the state of politics in the United States.

Katherine Ann Esterl (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on the legacy of John Lewis.

Anh Dao Truc Lam (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on Juneteenth from the positionality of a Vietnamese woman.

Callie McQuilkin (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on the importance of local leaders.

Samantha Ivey (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on the quote by Karima Amin that “Stories are everywhere, and I look for them everywhere".

Julia Haberfield (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on doing work in a city she has not yet been able to visit.

Lizzie Taber (High Road Fellow 2021) describes her her work at the Citizens for Regional Transit in Buffalo, New York and inspiration to work on transit and connectivity to reduce isolation.

The High Road Builder awardees for this historic summer are two extraordinary women, Shannon Gleeson and Lorna Hill, whose compassion and influence cross borders and span divides.

From across the nation, ILRies work to bolster Buffalo’s future.