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Jenna Smith
Jenna Smith (she/her) is a first-year Duke student from New Jersey. She is a Robertson Scholar studying International Comparative Studies with a certificate in Policy Journalism & Media Studies. Along […]
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Anna Rogacki
Anna Rogacki is a Trinity junior from Anchorage, Alaska. She is majoring in International Comparative Studies with a regional concentration in Africa, a minor in French, and a certificate in Human Rights. Outside of […]
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Katie Kotler
Katie Kotler is a first year within Trinity from Sammamish, Washington (outside of Seattle). She is currently planning on double majoring in Computer Science and Public Policy (potentially on the […]
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Gargi Mahadeshwar
Gargi Mahadeshwar is a sophomore from Cary, North Carolina planning to major in computer science with a human rights certificate. She’s interested in immigration rights, health care, and women’s rights. […]
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Juliette Duara
Juliette Duara is a Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics. Duara’s research interests include investigating the viability of human rights as an ethical system for the 21st century, […]
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Nina Balmaceda
Nina Balmaceda is a scholar-practitioner whose work focuses on civic leadership development and education for peace and reconciliation. Nina is president of Peace and Hope International, a nonprofit that works […]
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Neha Vangipurapu
Neha Vangipurapu is a sophomore studying Public Policy. Outside of the Human Rights Center, she volunteers with SuWa, is part of the American Predatory Lending Bass Connections team, and plays […]
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Laura Boyle
Laura is a first-year student from London, England. Her pronouns are she/her. She loves to read, meet new people, and play music. Laura is fascinated by the development of the concept […]
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Lily Levin
Lily Levin (she/her) is a sophomore from Raleigh studying (maybe) English and Sociology. Besides her passion for the human rights board, she’s involved in Duke Mutual Aid, the Chronicle, Community […]
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Kishan Gandham
Kishan Gandham is a Trinity sophomore from Basking Ridge, NJ studying (probably) Public Policy, Political Science, and Human Rights. He hopes to learn and eventually work as a lawyer involved […]
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