Tom Melsheimer Establishes Experiential Learning Fellowship for Notre Dame Students Seeking to Further Civil and Human Rights

Through a generous donation, Winston & Strawn Dallas office Managing Partner Tom Melsheimer and his wife, Michelle (Miki) Melsheimer, established the Melsheimer Fellows Initiative for the University of Notre Dame’s Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights at the Keough School of Global Affairs. The fellowship will help financially support students pursuing national and international learning opportunities that benefit underrepresented individuals and communities.

“There is a continuing imperative for Notre Dame to be at the forefront of an issue that is a cornerstone of a just society—the advancement of civil and human rights at home and abroad,” Tom said during an interview with a Notre Dame publication. “We wanted to advance this cause by helping provide what we hope will be perspective-altering experiential learning opportunities for Notre Dame students in a broad array of contexts. In so doing, we hope to assist in creating the kind of moral leaders Fr. Hesburgh envisioned as being critical to a just, peaceful, and prosperous society.”

Learn more about the Melsheimer Fellowship here.