High Road NYC Fellows Head Home, But Roots Remain

The second year of High Road NYC ended in late July. Final presentations from 24 fellows brought together their mentors, colleagues, community members, and just about anyone who had made it yet another fruitful summer for the ILR students.
High Road scholar
High Road NYC Fellows Head Home, But Roots Remain

And Life Goes On For High Road NYC

The New York City High Road Fellows are lucky. People show up for them in every direction–a testament to the ILR community, the organizations they’re working with, and, it seems, humankind in general.
Icema Castle, Mark Freedenberg, Swati Sheth, Adriana Vink
And Life Goes On For High Road NYC

High Road NYC Stays in Motion

Joy London, associate general counsel and director of international development at the OSET Institute speaks to the High Road fellows about issues concerning the upcoming Presidential election.
Esta Bigler and Joy London
High Road NYC Stays in Motion

NYC High Roaders Get Working

The High Road NYC program has hit the ground running as students settle into their new surroundings, gain confidence and begin to advocate for and engage with the community.
Doris Tapia presentation - High Road 2024
NYC High Roaders Get Working

High Road Program Returns to New York City for Second Year

Following last year’s successful pilot, the High Road New York City (NYC) program kicked off its second summer on June 3 at Cornell ILR’s NYC Office.
NYC Central Park aerial shot
High Road Program Returns to New York City for Second Year

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. 
NYC high roads scholars group shot
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.
New York manhattan skyline
ILR Students Help NYC Area Organizations, Gain Experience

The Big Game

Buffalo High Road Fellow, Lila Tauzin-Fox, talks inside baseball about democratic participation.
Fireworks after Bisons Tenth Inning Grand Slam Win
The Big Game

Waste, Inefficiency, Gluttony.

Buffalo High Road Fellow Timo Isreb (ILR '26) considers the interconnectedness of climate change and capitalism.
Canadian Wild fire Smoke haze in Buffalo
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.
Photo of Buffalo taken by Lila
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).
HRNYC '23 group shot
Guest Speakers Deliver Engaging Dialogue with High Road Fellows in NYC