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Today, Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students who took part in the internship taught at Human Rights University for a Day at Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß High School, in Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, New Jersey. This event was a fantastic example of community engagement by CEHS students.

The interns worked alongside human rights education professionals throughout the Spring 2022 semester, conducted a research project on a human rights topic of their choice, and developed and taught a lesson plan on that topic. This competitive internship also included participation in the three-credit course, .

The high school students each attended three presentations as part of the Center for Social Justice at MHS. These students were so smart, engaged, and eager to participate. Additionally, their teachers and administrators were very gracious in hosting the group.

The program included:

• Debates over Teaching Critical Race Theory
• Trans Youth ActivismHealth Care Access
• School Segregation
• The Syrian Refugee Crisis
• Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
• Maternal Health Care
• Latinx Activism
• Educational Equality
• The Family Separation Crisis at the US Border
• Health Care for Trans Youth
• Internet Privacy
• Free Speech on the Internet
• The Wage Gap
• Body Image and Health

Dr. Zoë Burkholder is the director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project and a professor of Educational Foundations. She is a historian of education whose expertise includes antiracist education, school desegregation, and civil rights history. Dr. Burkholder is the author of (Oxford University Press, 2021), (University of Chicago Press, 2021), and (Oxford University Press, 2011) as well as numerous scholarly articles and commentaries. She may be contacted at burkholderz@montclair.edu.

Special thanks to for training our students on how to deliver the very best high-tech, interactive lessons. Their lessons were a hit!