Inaugural High Road Fellowship Cools Down in NYC

Convening one final time to reflect on their High Road experience, the fellows were joined by those who made the pilot NYC fellowship possible - program sponsors, work colleagues, ILR staff, Friday speakers, alumni, and even the city itself. 
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Inaugural High Road Fellowship Cools Down in NYC

ILR Students Help NYC Area Organizations, Gain Experience

Cornell Chronicle
Since 2009, the High Road Fellowship Program has placed Cornell students in organizations around Buffalo to learn, explore, examine and revitalize the historic city. This past summer, ILR expanded the program to place 12 undergraduates in nonprofits, social justice groups, government offices and unions in the New York City region.
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ILR Students Help NYC Area Organizations, Gain Experience

The Big Game

Buffalo High Road Fellow, Lila Tauzin-Fox, talks inside baseball about democratic participation.
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The Big Game

Waste, Inefficiency, Gluttony.

Buffalo High Road Fellow Timo Isreb (ILR '26) considers the interconnectedness of climate change and capitalism.
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Waste, Inefficiency, Gluttony.

The Nuance of Change

Lila Tauzin-Fox reflects on the Nuance of Change in her journal and the idea that two things can be true.
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The Nuance of Change

NYC High Road Fellowship Enters Act Two

The fellows are deep into their summer work. Things are confusing, and they’re often left with more questions than answers, but there is an understanding forming that their experiences are shaping something.
Robert Taylor, Youth Action YouthBuild (YAYB)
NYC High Road Fellowship Enters Act Two

Guest Speakers Deliver Engaging Dialogue with High Road Fellows in NYC

NYC High Roads Fellows sit down with Ligia Guallpa and Antonio Solis of Los Deliveristas Unidos, a group working toward giving app delivery workers access to basic labor rights. The following week they met with Dr. Teofilo Reyes, chief program officer at Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC).
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Guest Speakers Deliver Engaging Dialogue with High Road Fellows in NYC

Community Voices in Environmental Justice

Buffalo High Road Fellow Laura Wang reflects on her fellowship experience alongside high road principles of sustainability and environmental justice.
Sunset by the Buffalo Launch Club
Community Voices in Environmental Justice

Inaugural NYC High Road Fellowship Begins With Lofty Ambitions

The original High Road Fellowship has been a longstanding program operating out of Buffalo. Although the lofty ambitions of the NYC pilot program may feel like flying the plane while building it, the exceptional people behind the experiment have pulled it together. 
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Inaugural NYC High Road Fellowship Begins With Lofty Ambitions

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Buffalo High Road Fellow Timo Isreb (ILR '26) uses poetry to reflect on the idea and practice of democracy.
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First Steps and Stumbles on the High Road

Lila Tauzin-Fox reflects on the first few days of the Buffalo High Road Fellowship.
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First Steps and Stumbles on the High Road

Searching For Balance: Assessing Goals, Connections and Personal Growth

Buffalo High Road Fellow Nshera Tutu explores her positionality and experiences in the work she is doing this summer.
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Searching For Balance: Assessing Goals, Connections and Personal Growth