Legal Intern/Volunteer Opportunities

40 sophomores and juniors from schools across MPS were selected to participate in a pilot seminar, Race, Law and Public Policy: Then and Now, which included:

• Seminars taught by college professors, community leaders and MPS staff
• A civil rights research tour of significant historical sites in the south
• Visits to colleges and universities in Alabama and Georgia

On June 2, 2014, the Social Justice Fellows (SJF) were recognized at a ceremony at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

The Social Justice Fellows have had the opportunity to share their civil rights tour experience on the local radio stations and in the local print media. 

As part of the Social Justice Fellows' Program, students attend classes at the Humphrey School, where they learn from University professors and community leaders.

On March 26 we celebrated the start of the Social Justice Fellowship.

Photo gallery from students on the civil rights trip

Learn about the organization that coordinated the civil rights tour for the Social Justice Fellows.