High Road Fellowship

In June, 23 students set off on Cornell ILR’s longstanding High Road Buffalo program, a two-month journey through Buffalo, NY’s neighborhoods, public spaces, politics, culture, economy and community.

Eva reflects on her experience with ILR's Buffalo High Road Fellowship.

This summer marks the 15th year of the High Road Fellowships and the 5th year for the Democracy Summer Fellowships in Buffalo, NY.

Delilah Hernandez (High Road Fellow 2022) integrates her lived experience and data to discuss environmental racism and tree canopies in Chicago, Illinois

Noah Berg (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on a trip to the Tree of Life Synagogue.

Vindhya Kathuria (High Road Fellow 2022) shares five lessons she learned as a High Road Fellow

José Roque Pérez-Zetune (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on summer, heat, joy, fear, and the need for relief.

Sakiel Ruff (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on the attainability of equity after living on the East Side of Buffalo

Sydney Browne (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on the effectiveness of the OCAB disruptions at the July 12th Buffalo Common Council Meeting.

Finley Williams (High Road Fellow 2022) remembers the fourth of July in South Side Chicago through prose poetry and reflection.

Anastasia Assenso (High Road Fellow 2022) juxtaposes street design on the east side of Buffalo vs the west side of Buffalo to highlight disparities.

Vindhya Kathuria (High Road Fellow 2022) authors an original poem on the need to truly listen to the East Buffalo community and respond to their needs.

Jacob Blizard (High Road Fellow 2022), presents different styles of mannequin art to inspire others to use other mediums to flout mainstream representations of identity and traverse the status quo.

Jacob Blizard (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on antiracism, food justice, and collective liberation

Sydney Browne (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on the differences between politicians and greek gods and what responsibilities our politicians have.

Finley Williams (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on both acknowledging systemic inequities that led to segregation, divestment, blight, transportation differentials, and health imbalances, but also refusing to accept these scourges as immutable.

Salima Ali (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on educational inequality.

Sabiha Obaid (High Road 2021) reflects on the Justice for Palestine movement.

Samantha Ivey (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on Juneteenth's designation as a Federal holiday.

Sabiha Obaid (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on systemic racism in the United States.

Kevin Diaz (High Road Fellow 2021) reflects on a CWA rally he attended in Buffalo, NY.

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.