Webster University Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies

Contribute to Webster’s food pantry this Saturday, August 15, at Schnuck’s in Webster Groves (8650 Big Bend). Professor Anne Geraghty-Rathert will be in-store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. collecting food items to stock the campus food pantry (Webster Hall, room 329). This pantry is available to all members of the Webster University community who are experiencing food scarcity, provided in partnership with Operation Food Search.

HRTS alumna Kamryn Moore is preparing her classroom at Kairos Academies for the 2026/27 academic year. Like most teachers, she pays for many of the supplies she needs to support her students. If you’d like to contribute to her classroom, check out her Amazon wishlist and send supplies directly to Kamryn.

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We interrupt this Summer Break to announce that the submission deadline for our December 2026 issue of “Righting Wrongs: A Journal of Human Rights” has been EXTENDED to June 15! Please help us spread the word to undergraduate researchers at ANY institution. We’re looking for your papers, reviews, and critical essays that explore issues related to human rights and social justice. This is a great way to get experience with academic publishing and possibly gain a peer reviewed writing sample for future job/grad school applications. See the “Call for Papers” for details, webster.edu/rightingwrongs.

We’re taking a summer social media break, but we will see you for the fall semester! If you have any questions about studying human rights at Webster in the meantime, please contact Professor Lindsey Kingston at [email protected]. Stay safe and have fun!

It’s almost Pride Month! Find STL celebrations at https://www.pridestl.org/events-calendar

Engaging in the cultural life of your community is a human right, ya’ll. Share some art this summer.

We are absolutely thrilled so many folks visit the Little Art Gallery STL! We are in need of art to keep up with the visitors. If you have works that you would like to share, you can drop them off in the gallery or send me a DM for a shipping address to mail some works. All mediums are welcome. Anything 8 x 10 and smaller fits in the gallery. Please NO FOOD! Thanks for keeping the community bright and colorful!!

We hope you’ve had the chance to relax at the start of Summer Break! Before you get too cozy, make sure to finalize your Fall ‘26 course schedule if you haven’t already. We’ll see you in a human rights class soon, yeah?

We are bidding a fond farewell to Professor Kristen Anderson Morton, who is leaving Webster University after 17 years of service. She’s moving to New Zealand with her family - yes, we said New Zealand - to write, hike, and make us all very jealous. Dr. Anderson Morton has been an essential part of Webster’s history program, as well as its human rights and WGST programs, and we will miss her dearly - even when she’s sending us photos from the beach while we’re in faculty meetings next year.

Temporary summer job opportunity for students interested in refugee/migrant rights! Learn more at https://www.iistl.org/job-openings/

The International Institute of St. Louis is seeking an energetic, compassionate, culturally responsive, and reliable Assistant Instructor to support our summer programming for refugee and immigrant youth. This role is ideal for someone who believes in the transformative power of shared experiences and community building and is committed to creating an inclusive, engaging, and welcoming environment for young people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

The Assistant Instructor will work closely with the Teen Programming Coordinator to facilitate educational and enrichment activities that promote confidence, creativity, and connection. Successful candidates will bring strong interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, adaptability, and an openness to diverse cultural norms, perspectives, and experiences. Candidates should demonstrate cultural humility, responsiveness, and an understanding of the unique experiences and challenges faced by refugee and immigrant communities. The ideal candidate approaches youth with energy, empathy, and a commitment to trauma-informed, strengths-based practice.

Dates: July 1 - August 4, 2026, $15.90 per hour (maximum 16 hours/weekly)

It’s not too late to submit your undergraduate research on human rights and social justice to “Righting Wrongs: A Journal of Human Rights.” Students from any institution are welcome to submit to our December 2026 issue. The submission deadline is June 1 and details are available at our “Call for Papers” at https://blogs.webster.edu/humanrights/call-for-papers/