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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.
As the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, the Center for Civic Education and the National Constitution Center are partnering to help educators make the moment meaningful in classrooms across the country. On July 9, the two organizations will officially launch Teaching250: Civics Renewal for America’s 250th and Beyond, a webinar introducing new inquiry-based lessons designed to help students explore the nation’s founding principles, constitutional democracy, and civic character.
The Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights.
December 9, 2026
New York City
The Human Rights in Higher Education Award recognizes an individual, organization, initiative, or publication for its outstanding contribution to human rights education. The first international higher education award in human rights education aims to acknowledge work that embodies human rights principles in teaching, learning, research, policies and practices.
HRE USA 
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!