At the “Good Jobs for All?” summit co-sponsored by the ILR School’s and , 30 community members gathered to discuss strategies for helping local people who are unemployed.
Ithaca has the highest income inequality in Upstate New York, said ILR , Co-Lab director, said at the Dec. 2 meeting at the Cherry Arts Space in Ithaca. He teaches “,” a course supported by the .
Jana Alzayer, A&S ’24, took the course and has continued to be involved with the Co-Lab. “I’ve gotten so much exposure to the community that’s been so valuable. I want to be a member of a community to help solve problems. I want to be part of that change.” Alzayer plans to apply her Co-Lab experiences to a career as a civil rights and employment lawyer in Saudi Arabia, her home country.
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Mary Catt is the director of communications at the ILR School.
