Advocacy & Social Justice

Welcome to the Advocacy & Social Justice Career site! Whether you’re passionate about creating change, supporting communities or influencing policy, you can explore the many paths and different areas students can pursue in this field. Browse career advice, discover internship and job openings and tap into resources designed to support your journey -wherever it may lead.

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Summer Fellowship in the Theory and Practice of Politics-

Hudson Institute Political Studies offers top undergraduates and recent graduates a Summer Fellowship in political theory and practice that broadens and …

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Featured Courses

CSPL 128 – Introduction to Human Rights Standards

The course provides an introduction to the philosophical, legal and practice bases of human rights. Sessions will consider the norms,…

GOVT 382 – Erosion of Democracy

This seminar will explore the characteristics, causes, and consequences of “democratic backsliding” — deterioration in the quality of democracy that…

AMST228 Cancelled, Blocked, Banned

This seminar focuses on ideas, texts, and debates that have come to be considered politically and culturally provocative, perilous, or…

PSYC 330 – Engaging Antiracist Psychological Science: From History and Theory to Practice

Responding to calls for antiracist psychological science, this seminar explores what it means to design and conduct that science. What…

HIST 270 – On Evidence: Archives, Museums, and Prisons

This course introduces an interdisciplinary study of the idea of evidence in connection to the modern development of archives, museums,…

CGST 205 – Introduction to Social Engagement

This team-taught seminar introduces students to the ideas and practices central to strengthening one’s intercultural competence, in part through a…

CSPL 252 – Leadership & Social Innovation: Patricelli Center Impact Fellowship

In this cohort-style class, student Fellows will be introduced to a select, intergenerational group of global leaders working at various…

CSPL 338 – Writing for Advocacy

This course will enable students to research effectively, marshal arguments and information, and write persuasively. Students will work closely with…

GOVT 379 – Access to Civil Justice

In this course, students will explore contemporary issues related to the public’s ability to access civil legal advice, legal representation,…

ARCP 267 – Museum Collections: Ethical Considerations and Practical Applications

Serving as a broad overview of museology, this course introduces students to the principles underlying the foundations of museum work…

ANTH 310 – Un/Settled: The Anthropology of Displacement, Migration, Borders, and Refuge

How does one account for the ever-present and growing phenomenon of displaced people on the move in a world of…

GOVT 396 – Human Rights Advocacy: Critical Assessment and Practical Engagement in Global Social Justice

The core animating principles and practices of human rights are under threat. Will the global human rights movement be able…

GOVT 250 – Civil Rights and Liberties

This course introduces students to the development of civil liberties and civil rights law in the United States. We will…

CSPL 248 – Organizations in Society: Business Ethics

Capitalism and competitive markets are often considered the most efficient system of simultaneously maximizing private wealth and public good. In…

CSPL 235 / FGSS 236 / AFAM 235 / IDEA 235 – Activism and Theories of Change

In this course we will explore strategies and theories of change that shape social justice movements, with particular reference to…

FGSS 379 – Gendered Belonging and the Politics of Inclusion

If inclusion and belonging are tied to recognition, how do marginalized subjects establish their legibility and “right to appear”? This…

HIST 340 – Policing and Power

This course examines the history of policing in the United States by considering the contexts and conflicts that birthed and…

QAC 378 / GOVT 381 – DeltaLab: Computational Media Analysis

The content of this course focuses on Wesleyan Media Project media data, including advertising and local television news, and exposes…

ENVS 284 / STS 293 / ENVS 284 – Animal Law & Policy

This course will provide an overview of law and public policy as they apply to non-human animals. The course will…

SOC 244 / FGSS 244 – Feminist and Queer Theories of Social Reproduction

This course will introduce students to the study of social reproduction and power with an emphasis on feminist, queer, and…
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Alumni Spotlights

Laura Bither ’18 (she/her)

Alumni
  • Biology, Environmental Studies
  • Director of JustME JustUS
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Jennifer Blaine ’92 (she/her)

Alumni
  • Women's Studies
  • Solo Performance Artist Self
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Margaret Bowman ’84 (she/her)

Alumni
  • Classical Civilization, University
  • Water Policy and Finance Consultant Bowman Environmental Consulting
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Princeton Carter ’20 (he/him)

Alumni
  • Government, Sociology
  • Law Student Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Sarah Elmaleh ’07 (she/her)

Alumni
  • East Asian Studies
  • Actor/Director/Consultant Self Employed
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Sonja English ’20 (she/her)

Alumni
  • College of Letters
  • Chief of Staff Ameelio
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Ari Fishman ’13 (she/her)

Alumni
  • College of Social Studies, French Studies
  • Assistant Director of Communications Campaigns and Strategy ACLU of NY
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Sam Morreale ’19 (they/them)

Alumni
  • Science in Society, Theater
  • Associate Producer Soho Repertory Theater
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Cayetana Navarro ’96 (she/her)

  • French Studies, Government
  • Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager Yale School of Medicine
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Melisa Olgun ’20 (she/her)

Alumni
  • Neuroscience and Behavior, Science in Society
  • J.D. Candidate Yale Law School
Meet Melisa

John Pollock ’94 (he/him)

Alumni
  • English
  • Coordinator National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel
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Adam Rizzo ’06 (he/him)

Alumni
  • Art History, Italian Studies
  • Coordinator of College and Pre-Professional Programs and Museum Educator Philadelphia Museum of Art
Meet Adam
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