The Human Trafficking Institute welcomed it’s fourth class of Douglass Fellows with a virtual orientation on August 20-21. Four third-year law...
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2019-20 Douglass Fellows Celebrate with Virtual Finale
The 2019-20 Douglass Fellows Finale looked slightly different than previous year-end celebrations. Due to COVID-19, this year’s Fellows class marked...
Now Accepting Applications for the 2020-21 Douglass Fellowship Cohort
Applications for the 2020-21 Douglass Fellowship cohort will be accepted until 11:59pm EST Sunday, May 3, 2020. Inspired by Fredrick Douglass’s...
Douglass Fellow Hosts Advocacy Event “Defending Farmworker Rights in North Carolina” at UNC Law
As future leaders in the anti-human trafficking movement, the Institute’s Douglass Fellows host an advocacy event at their law school...
Douglass Fellows Learn from Experts in D.C.
The Institute’s third class of Douglass Fellows joined staff for two days of hands-on orientation and training in Washington, D.C. in September....
Douglass Fellows Mentor Joins Department of Justice
Betsy Hutson, a Douglass Fellows mentor and experienced prosecutor, recently announced that she will join the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in...
The Human Trafficking Institute Selects 2019-20 Douglass Fellowship Class, Announces Mentors
By: MOLLY WICKER This September, the Human Trafficking Institute will welcome seven students from some of the nation’s top law programs for the...
2018-19 Douglass Fellows Class Celebrated at Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C.
The Institute’s second class of Douglass Fellows completed their nine-month fellowship with a celebration dinner on April 10 at Lincoln’s Cottage in...
Douglass Fellows Host Advocacy Events to Raise Awareness
Each year, the Douglass Fellows program has participants from elite law schools across the country. Throughout the year, Fellows are asked to...
Now Accepting Applications for the 2019-20 Douglass Fellowship Cohort
Applications for the 2019-20 Douglass Fellowship cohort will be accepted until 5 PM EST on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Inspired by Fredrick Douglass’s...
Douglass Fellow Hosts Advocacy Event with Annick Febrey
On January 28th, Pepperdine University’s Sudreau Global Justice Program and the Palmer Center, in partnership with The Human Trafficking Institute,...
Douglass Fellows in DC: Learning from Authors of History
Kenneth B. Morris welcomed The Human Trafficking Institute’s second class of Douglass Fellows at the end of their orientation in Washington, DC....