Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship Overview

SHR Fellowship Institute: May 31-June 6, 2026

The Miner Anderson Family Foundation and the Office of Global Education at Kennesaw State University (KSU) are pleased to announce the 2026 Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship. Inspired by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 2030 Framework of Education for Sustainable Development, the program will consist of a week-long residential institute, monthly meetings, and a one-day winter retreat in January 2027. These programs and activities will foster dialogue among the educators regarding linkages between global and local topics. Participants will be supported in designing and implementing a hands-on project about human rights and/or the Sustainable Development Goals in their schools. The aim of the program is to create a network of K-12 teachers for collaboration, curriculum development, and instruction for issues-centered student learning.

SHR Cohort 2024

Past participants have enjoyed the community that is built during the fellowship, and the ability to design meaningful programs that impact the students while addressing world-wide challenges:

“I am not alone as a teacher who wants to learn and make the world better for my students.” S.W.

“I loved the community I was able to build, ideas that I gained from others, and the connections I made.” A.A.

"I am so appreciative of the experience!" T.J.

2026 SHR Fellowship Program

Program Dates:  May 31 - June 6, 2026

Program Location:  Kennesaw State University (KSU)

Application Deadline:  Monday, April 13, 2026

During the 7-day residential institute, fellows:

  • Learn about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gain a deep understanding of the main principles in human rights education
  • Explore the attributes of global citizenship
  • Work with fellow teachers to develop ideas on how to implement these values in the classroom
  • Visit key civil rights, historic, and cultural landmarks in Atlanta

What's Included: Costs for the fellowship and institute are covered by the Miner Anderson Family Foundation and include a $400 stipend, hotel accommodations, and all meals.  In addition, participants who complete the residential institute and monthly meetings will qualify for a microcredential (Level II Badge) offered by Kennesaw State University. 

Who Can Apply: Teachers from across Georgia and surrounding states can apply. Please note that only 12 fellows will be selected.

For More Information: Contact Patrice.Binns@kennesaw.edu in KSU's Office of Global Education

2026 SHR Application

Meet the Facilitators and Presenters

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Dr. Ion Vlad

Ion Vlad is the director of the San Francisco-based Miner Anderson Family Foundation. He is a co-founder of the Peace Leadership Collaborative in California. He is also an adjunct professor of human rights at the University of Arizona.
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Dr. Theresa Alviar-Martin

Theresa (Tracey) is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Kennesaw State University. Her scholarship examines citizenship education in culturally diverse societies from decolonial, global, and comparative perspectives. Prior to joining academia, Tracey worked for 13 years as an upper elementary teacher in international schools in Bangkok and Hong Kong, and as an ESOL teacher in a refugee camp in the Philippines. She is an editorial board member of Theory and Research in Social Education, a recipient of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) exemplary dissertation award, and author of several peer reviewed articles and book chapters. Her recent book (edited with Dr. Mark Baildon), Research on Global Citizenship Education in Asia brought together scholars from seven Asian societies. Along with Dr. Sohyun An, Tracey is a founding member and co-director of education for Asian American Voices for Education (AAVEd), a collective advocating for ethnic studies in the GA K-12 curriculum. Their edited volume, Grassroots Organizing for K-12 Asian American Studies: Stories from Field (Palgrave) chronicles AAVEd members’ stories of curriculum reform in the aftermath of the Atlanta Spa shootings.
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Dr. Nefertari Yancie

Nefertari Yancie is an Assistant Professor of History Education at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Yancie’s research interests include developing students’ historical empathy skills utilizing counternarratives, first-person perspective writing, and historical dialogues. Her research especially focuses on how historical empathy may be utilized in the classroom to explore how enduring issues such as racism and social injustice have their roots in the past and continue to impact the present.

2025 SHR Fellows

Name School County & State
Andrew Hill Salem High School Rockdale County, GA
Channing Hubbard Ison Springs Elementary Fulton County, GA
Cornealius Gay Sequoyah Middle School Clayton County, GA
Daryl Curry Veterans Memorial Middle School Newton County, GA
Eddie Sanders Pointe South Middle School Clayton County, GA
Keosha Roache Charles Drew High School Clayton County, GA
Lonnie White Memorial Middle School Rockdale County, GA
Myra McNeill Stephenson High School DeKalb County, GA
Nancy Lopez Unidos Dual Language School Clayton County, GA
Sara Walley Hueytown High School Jefferson County, AL
Sonya Dunbar Mount Zion High School Clayton County, GA
Tammy Means Unidos Dual Language School Clayton County, GA
YaShonda Hiles Woodland Elementary Henry County, GA
Yasmin Cooper Main Street Academy Fulton County, GA