Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, are supporting the High Road New York City initiative by funding stipends, subsidizing housing and providing robust program support.

Wallace and Baum, ILR’s 2023 Alpern Award winner, attended a few NYC High Road sessions in 2023 and were impressed by the cohesive and highly-motivated cohort of students led by Esta Bigler ’70, director of ILR’s Labor and Employment Law Program.

The New York City program, developed and directed by ILR’s Office of Engaged and Experiential Programs in partnership with the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, is based in ILR’s Manhattan office.

It offers eight-week posts in non-profit community and government organizations that encourage students to apply classroom learning in practical ways. 

Read the full story on the ILR website. 

Mary Catt is director of communications for the ILR School.