This fellowship is a partnership between the ILR Credit Internship Program and ILR WIDE. Each semester, we will select a cohort of students from a competitive pool of juniors and seniors, who have taken Cornell’s intergroup dialogue course (EDUC/ILRID 2610), to participate in a semester-long, internship-based learning opportunity on workplace diversity and inclusion.
Through their involvement in this program, student fellows will learn how a workplace setting can impact their understanding of dialogue and DEI. As ILR WIDE Student Fellows complete their credit internship, they will be supported by ILR WIDE Faculty & Staff as well as each other. Read more about students' experiences here.
All the logistics of applying for and selecting internships opportunities would be handled through the ILR Credit Internship Program.
Students will complete the academic requirements of their credit internship through ILR WIDE. Student fellows will also take an additional online course on workplace inclusion during their internship semester. This additional course will allow student fellows to meet as a cohort and leverage the co-learning that can happen among student fellows who are interning across varied internship placements.
Academic Requirements
Student fellows will be advised by the Assistant Director of ILR WIDE in their credit internship coursework (listed below) and serve as the faculty supervisor of the credit internship.
- ILR 4970 Field Research (4 credits; Letter Grades)
- ILR 4980 Internship (8 credits; S/U Grades)
In their internship semester, student fellows will take an additional course on workplace inclusion. The course will be offered online. Synchronous course meetings will occur once a week in the evening so as not to interfere with internship responsibilities.
- ILRID 3610 Workplace Inclusion: Theory & Practice (3 credits; Letter Grades; online) *fulfills ILR Advanced Writing Intensive Elective Requirement
Student fellows earn a total of 15 credits in their internship semester.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the ILR WIDE Student Fellowship Program, students must...
- qualify for an ILR Credit Internship
- have taken EDUC/ILRID 2610 Intergroup Dialogue by their internship semester
Application Process
As part of the the ILR Credit Internship Application Process, students who are eligible to be ILR WIDE Student Fellows will be invited to meet with ILR WIDE's Assistant Director.
All students who meet the eligibility requirements for Fall 2023 will be contacted soon by ILR WIDE. If you believe you are eligible but have not been contacted or want to learn more, please email Dr. Stephen Kim (skk86@cornell.edu).
Funding Opportunities
ILR WIDE has limited funding available for student fellows who may need additional funds to travel to their internship site and/or to support themselves during their credit internships. Please inquire with Dr. Stephen Kim (skk86@cornell.edu) to explore options.
Current Fellows
Angelo Del Toro ’23
Intern, Co-x3 Family Foundation
What are you learning while participating in the ILR WIDE Student Fellows program?
I am experientially learning about entrepreneurship in a meaningful way. I've gained insights about teamwork, gamification, and sharing and creating products that I will use in my personal life and at work when I graduate. I’ve also gotten to put into practice the valuable tools and frameworks, like strategic questions and LARA, I learned in Intergroup Dialogue to navigate workplace conflicts and dynamics.
Sri Ravisankar '24
Intern & TA, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
What are you learning while participating in the ILR WIDE Student Fellows program?
My experience in the ILR WIDE Student Fellows program has, without a doubt, profoundly impacted how I view workplace DEI. I am learning that DEI is complex and requires multiple strategies, so it is important first to understand what we are solving before imagining possible ways forward. ILR WIDE challenges me to think critically about who benefits from DEI and imagine more solutions in addition to what is currently being done.
