Each summer the Center funds students to intern with international and domestic human rights organizations. Student interns engage in the field of human rights by working for organizations that promote human rights or raise awareness about related issues; undertaking research for a scholarly project (including senior theses); or developing an independent program in a field related to human rights studies. Students gain practical experience of the ways in which knowledge, political and economic policies, and leadership must be combined to understand and overcome human rights abuses and genocide in today’s world. These experiences are invaluable to the overall education our students receive and also often lead to future employment or research opportunities.
As part of the summer internship program, the Center has established partnerships with leading organizations including Human Rights Watch (NY), Amnesty International, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Enough Project, the POLIN museum in Warsaw, and the Jewish Museum in Riga, Latvia. Students have the opportunity to secure an internship at one of these partnered opportunities or through their own networks.
2023 Summer Interns
Stephanie Hernandez ‘26 – Connecticut Against Gun Violence (CAGV) – Greenwich, CT
Shriya Velichala ‘26 – Connecticut Against Gun Violence (CAGV) – Greenwich, CT
Yulissa Sanchez ‘24 – DLA Piper Law Firm – Palo Alto, CA
Livia Hughson ‘25 – Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP – New York, NY
Sascha Douglass ‘24 – Haysbert Moultrie, LLP – Los Angeles, CA
Maryum Khwaja ‘24 – Haysbert Moultrie, LLP – Los Angeles, CA
Olivia Carusi ‘24 – Human Rights Watch – New York, NY
Kirby Kimball ‘24 – Humanity in Action – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Laura Rich ‘24 – Innocence Project – San Diego, CA
Genevieve McCloy ‘24 – Insight Prison Project – San Francisco, CA
Sylvana Poon ‘26 – Musizi University – Kampala, Uganda
Nadine Zahiruddin ‘24 – Oakland Institute – Oakland, CA
Riley Green ‘24 – POLIN Museum – Warsaw, Poland
Enya Kamadolli ‘26 – The Sentry – Washington, DC
Anjali Thakore ‘25 – The Sentry – Washington, DC
Kyra Variyava ‘25 – The Sentry – Washington, DC
Melanie Kallah ‘25 – United Religions Initiative – Washington, DC
Margo Cohen ‘25 – Women in International Security – Washington, DC
Chelsea Luo ‘25 – Women in International Security – Washington, DC
Sasha Shunko ‘25 – Women in International Security – Washington, DC
Guadalupe Loza-Mendez ‘25 – Xumek and ReRooted Archive – Mendoza, Argentina
Ilma Turcios ‘25 – Xumek and ReRooted Archive – Mendoza, Argentina