Camille Pendley Hau

Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellow

Camille Pendley Hau is a senior fellow with the Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship in education and civil rights at the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Awarded to third-year law students and recent graduates, this two-year fellowship prepares early-career attorneys for work in education advocacy, supporting the interest of students of color and students living in poverty in the American South. Pendley-Hau holds an undergraduate degree in international affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a graduate of Emory University School of Law. She has volunteered as a court-appointed special advocate for 2.5 years, working to ensure students’ access to a high-quality, inclusive public education. While working as a policy analyst for Voices for Georgia’s Children, Pendley-Hau met with state leaders, other leaders in education and local school officials, and with community members to discuss urgent needs and bring people together to build and strengthen more equitable education policies in the South. This work helped fuel her decision to pursue a career in law.