My name is Rachel Karnoff and I am a second year masters’ student in the International Education Development program, with a concentration in International Humanitarian Issues at Teachers College, Columbia University. This semester, I had the opportunity to participate in a research and editorial internship for an international human rights professor based out of Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Throughout my semester I designed and implemented a project to be published in an upcoming human rights and higher education book. My work focused on understanding how, and to what extent, human rights language and terminology is used in South African higher education. By mapping the faculties, programs, and modules offered by 24 public universities in South Africa, I analyzed the ways and frequency in which “human rights” and associated terms are used in the system. In the post-apartheid period, South Africa has been on a journey of rebuilding and rebranding, with human rights at the forefront. Therefore, this work sought to question this transformation period, and interpret how successful human rights was in fact integrated into higher education. Throughout this internship I gained valuable skills in project design, qualitative research, and writing. I learned how to trouble-shoot project design and how a project works from beginning to end, understanding the inevitable hiccups. I will undoubtedly use these skills in any future work. This internship shaped not only my upcoming independent project, but also my future professional goals. Prior to this internship I had an incredibly rigid understanding of what I wanted to do in my career. Now however, I am seeking jobs that incorporate human rights, Human Rights Education (HRE) and Education in Emergencies (EiE). I am so grateful for this learning experience, and very appreciative to Teachers College for allowing me such an opportunity.