Human Rights

Morris Sarna and Judy Sarna

Gift Brings UConn’s Immersive Holocaust and Bias Awareness Program to High School Students

The gift from Judy Sarna and her late husband, Morris, is the largest gift from a single, private donor that the Neag School of Education has received in the past 25 years

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Abrahamic Hackathon Connects UConn Students with Peers from Middle East and North Africa

A group of UConn students recently forged new academic and social bonds with peers from throughout the Middle East and North Africa as participants in a virtual global “hackathon”

A glass door in an office building that has the word UCONN on the front.

Ph.D. Student Analyzes Mental Health Challenges for Hispanic Immigrants to the U.S.

Hispanic immigrants face a unique set of mental and emotional health issues, according to new research by Ph.D. student Leah Holle

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Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story of Survival

'Your honor, I’ve never been in the witness protection program, but I’ve had four last names'

A Black woman in a group of marchers on a bridge holds a sign that says "Discrimination is Not Kosher."

Diverse Global Scholars on Antisemitism, Antiblack Racism Come to UConn This Week

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism conference will be held on April 29 and April 30

Erin Scanlon

Study Examines Attitudes, Challenges for Disabled Grad Students

UConn Physics Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Erin Scanlon, will lead the UConn portion of the joint, three-year, $1.3 million NSF-funded project with the University of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois

Red handprints and paint splatter over a blue and yellow background, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, with the words '!Stop War!' in the center, featuring black line drawings of human hands pulling at the borders of the country and a flying dove.

Babbidge Library Exhibit Offers Powerful Images of War, and Hope, Created by Ukrainian Children

"Children Draw War, Not Flowers" will be on display at the Homer Babbidge Library through August 1

Black-and-white photograph from 1938 depicting a crowd of women, many carrying protest signs. In the background, the iconic Washington Memorial pokes over the tree line.

Living Ernestina: A Woman’s Story of Bravery, Exile, Tragic Love, and Activism

'This kind of story reminds us that everyday people can have such an impact in many ways, but it’s easy to be forgotten'

Researchers work in a village in Peru.

NSF Project Evaluates Students’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights in Engineering 

Faculty from engineering, human rights, and education are integrating human rights into the engineering curricula to foster a more socially aware generation of engineers

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Policymakers, Business Leaders Say Sustainable Investing is Smart Investing

State Treasurer explored how investors can ensure no one is left behind through a just climate transition during a keynote address to UConn students and faculty