High Road NYC

Launched Summer 2023

High Road NYC experiences focus on climate, unemployment, migrant labor, neuro-diversity, primary and secondary education, and training for adults facing barriers to joining the workforce.

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Students and community partners in NYC

The NYC High Road Summer 2023 pilot program launched in the summer of 2023 with 12 students working with nine NYC organizations. The students spent eight weeks in NYC learning practical civic engagement and leadership methods at their internship sites and weekly cohort workshops focused on critical reflection, professional networking, and peer-to-peer collaboration at ILR's NYC office.

High Road NYC Partners

The High Road New York City Program partners with various NYC partner organizations whose missions focus on civic engagement, engaged leadership, evidence-based policy, and strategic development. Learn about a few NYC community partners below.

New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores

High Road NYC Fellows are immersed in public policy and community activism interning with New York State Assembly member ILR alum Alex Bores ‘13.
New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores

Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network

Fellows at Hand in Hand are embedded within a dynamic team of organizers and community education practitioners to advance domestic worker rights and improve domestic employer practices.
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network

OPEN DOORS NYC

High Road Fellows with OPEN DOORS NYC work in an arts-and-disability justice non-profit organization and learn about long-term-care advocacy and reform.
OPEN DOORS NYC

High Road NYC Stories

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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