The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights was established in 1998 by a generous grant from the Oak Foundation. Each year, it hosts an Oak Human Rights Fellow to teach and conduct research while residing at the College. The Institute organizes lectures and other events centered around the fellow's area of expertise.
The purpose of the fellowship is to offer an opportunity for one prominent practitioner in international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from front-line work to spend the fall semester (September-December) in residence at Colby. This provides the Fellow time for respite, reflection, research, and writing. While all human rights practitioners are eligible, we especially encourage applications from those who are currently or were recently involved in "on-the-ground" work at some level of personal risk. Following the period of the fellowship, the fellow is expected to return home to continue her/his human rights work.
Each year, the Oak Institute brings an Oak Human Rights Fellow to
teach and conduct research while residing at the College. The Institute
organizes lectures and other events centered around the fellow’s area of
expertise. The purpose of the fellowship is to offer an opportunity for
prominent practitioners in international human rights to take a
sabbatical leave from their work and spend as long as a semester as a
scholar-in-residence at the College. This provides the Fellow time for
reflection, research, and writing.
While all human rights practitioners are eligible, we especially
encourage applications from those who are currently or were recently
involved in “on-the-ground” work at some level of personal risk. The Oak
Fellow’s responsibilities include regular meetings with students either
through formal classes or informal discussion groups and assistance in
shaping a lecture series or symposium associated with the particular
aspect of human rights of interest to the fellow. The fellow also is
expected to participate in the intellectual life of the campus and
enable our students to work or study with a professional in the human
rights field.
The Fellow will receive a stipend and College fringe benefits, plus
round-trip transportation from the fellow’s home site, private housing
near campus, use of a car, and meals on campus. The Fellow will also
receive research support, including office space, secretarial support,
computer and library facilities, and a student assistant. The Fellowship
is awarded for the fall semester (September through December) each
year. Following the period of the award, the fellow is expected to
return to her or his human rights work.
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