Jack L. Nelson is a veteran educator and scholar whose career spans public schools and higher education in the United States and abroad. In 2001, Jack received the National Council for the Social Studies’ National Academic Freedom Award. He began teaching in Denver, Colorado, and later worked with migrant worker children in Riverside, California. Jack earned his B.A. from the University of Denver, his M.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, and his Ed.D. from the University of Southern California.
We are proud to launch the Kirby Edmonds Fellowship Campaign, one of our most important fundraisers of the year.
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OUR MISSION The Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States.
Citizens for Global Solutions Minnesota invites students to creatively engage with human rights issues through video storytelling. Whether focusing on the right to education, rights of the child, women’s rights, freedom of expression, gender equality, environmental justice, or any other recognized human right—this is your opportunity to raise awareness and inspire change.
Open to students, residents in the state of Minnesota, currently enrolled in a school (high school, college, or university
Students from all backgrounds can participate in the contest by submitting short three- to five-minute videos—whether they be documentaries, narrative films, or experimental—without needing expensive equipment or prior video editing skills.
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Support the 2026 Kirby Edmonds Fellowship Campaign
We are proud to launch the Kirby Edmonds Fellowship Campaign, one of our most important fundraisers of the year.
Help us reach our next milestone, there’s still time to contribute!