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Engaged Curriculum Grants

Learning Through Advocacy

Mobilizing students to combat the consequences of unemployment in the community through legal advocacy

Unemployment affects individuals, families and society, and U.S. public policy has been notoriously ineffective in preventing it or mitigating its effects. This project takes Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) students off-campus to assist low-income, unemployed community members navigating legal proceedings for housing, public assistance and unemployment insurance. ILR students collaborate with students from the Cornell Law School, legal services agencies and area attorneys. Through summits and court observation, students gain experience in advocacy, intercultural competence and ethical practice. Their assistance with cases will enable legal aid attorneys to take on more pro bono cases for unemployed clients.

Grant type: Planning (2018-19), Development (2019-20)

Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Law, Government and Policy

The Team

  • Ian Greer

    School of Industrial and Labor Relations

  • Michaela Azemi

    Cornell Law School

  • Stewart Schwab

    Cornell Law School

  • Paul Davis, Department of Organizational Behavior

    School of Industrial and Labor Relations

  • Community partner:  Harold Oaklander
  • Community partner:  Legal Assistance of Western New York
  • Community partner:  Miller Mayer, LLP

Engaged Curriculum Grants

Funding teams that are integrating community engagement into new and existing curricula.

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