Global Affairs
UConn Hoodies and Human Rights
Human Rights and Political Science professor builds ethical supply chains at UConn and beyond
November 8, 2021 | Kerry Carnahan, UConn Global
President Biden Centers Human Rights in His Address at UConn
On Friday, we were honored to host the President of the United States Joe Biden at the University of Connecticut where he joined students, faculty, staff, supporters, the Dodd family, and leaders from across our state for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights.
October 20, 2021 | Kathryn Libal, Glenn Mitoma, Daniel Weiner, Richard A. Wilson
Watch President Biden’s Historic Visit to UConn and The Dodd Human Rights Center
An historic moment captured in its entirety
October 17, 2021 | Tom Breen
Biden Visit Emphasizes Intersection of Human Rights Scholarship, Activism, and Policy Making
The President of the United States visited Storrs for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights
October 15, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
The Enduring Human Rights Legacy of Christopher Dodd
'Our humanity, in many ways, is defined by how we treat the most vulnerable, and not just elsewhere, but in our own country'
October 15, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
A View from the Ground in Quake-Ravaged Haiti
Dr. Robert Fuller, UConn Health’s chair of emergency medicine, recently returned from a deployment to Haiti with the International Medical Corps
October 13, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
President Joe Biden to Visit UConn for Dedication of Dodd Center for Human Rights
'We are deeply honored that President Biden is joining us as we dedicate ourselves to extending the Dodd family legacy'
October 12, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
Climate Change Literacy Lessons from Africa
'If people are literate about climate change and have a better idea of what's coming, then they can adapt more effectively'
October 7, 2021 | Combined Reports
An Bhfuil Gaeilge Agat?: Fulbright Scholar Helps Bring Irish Language and Culture to UConn
Muireann Nic Corcráin is spending the year at UConn teaching the Irish language - and spreading the culture of the Emerald Isle.
October 5, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Confronting History: The Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt’s Encounters with the Americas in the Twenty First Century
On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, UConn Global Affairs and the German Consulate General Boston co-presented the lunchtime discussion "Confronting History: The Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt's Encounter with the Americas in the Twenty First Century."
October 4, 2021 | Kerry Carnahan