2008 Human Rights Summer Fellows
Seven Trinity students were selected as this year’s Human Rights Summer Fellows, enabling them to work for 12 weeks as paid interns at major human rights organizations. The fellowships provided a unique opportunity to translate their coursework into hands-on professional experience.
The program, which has existed since 1999 and has recently been funded through a generous gift from Trinity Trustee Peter R. Blum ’72, allows students to work at various organizations from May 27 to August 15. Each participant received a $3,500 stipend. This fall, each student is scheduled to give a presentation as part of the Summer Fellows Symposium.
The 2008 students and their affiliations:
- Jeannie Guzman ’10, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in New York City.
- Justin Hall ’09, Lawyers without Borders in Hartford.
- Elizabeth Kennedy ’09, Amnesty International, Human Rights Education Program in New York City.
- Laura Nelson ’09, Witness in Brooklyn, New York.
- Lesley O’Neill ’09, Amnesty International in Washington D.C.
- Jenna Smith ’11, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, New Haven.
- Rebecca Tompkins ’11, Physicians for Human Rights, Boston.
For more information on the Trinity College Human Rights Program, please visit www.trincoll.edu/depts/humanrights
