High Road Buffalo Fellowships

Launched 2009

Engaged learning and applied research fellowships for Cornell students in Buffalo, NY.

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Market Arcade building facade in Buffalo NY

Since 2009, the High Road Fellowship Program has placed 235 Cornell students in the co-laboratory of Buffalo, N.Y. to learn, explore, examine and revitalize the historic Rust Belt city.

High Road Buffalo Stories

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Poem: To Nydia

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

Street Design: West vs. East

Anastasia Assenso (High Road Fellow 2022) juxtaposes street design on the east side of Buffalo vs the west side of Buffalo to highlight disparities.
Street view east side buffalo
Street Design: West vs. East

Listen to East Buffalo

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.
Buffalo Strong
Listen to East Buffalo