Meet Our Graduate Students

Lindsey Clayton (MHR ’25) spent last summer interning at the ACLU of Minnesota pursuing her passion for helping others and promoting human rights.

Master of Human Rights (‘26) student Hank Hellstrom was selected as this year’s Sharon Grimes Human Rights Fellow to continue his studies on environmental justice.

This spring, Skye Cronje (MHR ‘26) received the Sullivan Ballou Award for her extensive community involvement and deep passion for migrant and farmworkers’ rights.

Working with the Human Rights Initiative, Master of Human Rights student (’25) Léocadia Tchouaffé supports grants for critical human rights research.

Elise Kloeppner, a second-year Master in Human Rights student, spent her summer in Geneva, Switzerland, interning at the UN, where she grew as a human rights advocate. Read to…

Natika Kantaria (MHR '24), the recipient of the inaugural Grimes Fellowship, shares about her commitment to human rights and the environment.

David Clower (MHR ‘24) reflects on his summer internship with the Advocates for Human Rights.

Biftu Adema (MHR '24) talks about her summer internship with the Minnesota Justice Research Center.

Natika Kantaria (MHR ‘24) discusses her summer internship with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, where she worked with the Development, Economic, Social…

MHR student Mohamed Mandour ('23) speaks with HRP about his experience as an Egyptian activist, scholar, and human rights defender.