Engaged Curriculum Grants
Learning Through Advocacy
Mobilizing students to combat the consequences of unemployment in the community through legal advocacy
As the pandemic subsides, it leaves behind millions of unemployed, underemployed and discouraged workers. These workers face numerous barriers to getting help. Overloaded systems, onerous identity verification procedures, confusing forms, intimidating appeals processes, and inadequate accommodations for non-native English speakers, are just a few.
The ILR Ithaca Co-Lab and Legal Assistance of Western New York work together to break down these barriers. Building on a unique, interdisciplinary course about unemployment, students work with attorneys to create materials, provide advice and interact with clients. With this 2021-22 Advancement Grant, the team is expanding the scale of the program.
The Team
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Ian Greer, Ithaca Co-Lab
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
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Michaela Azemi
Cornell Law School
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Stewart Schwab
Cornell Law School
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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-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.