Dodd Impact

Students shoveling off snow at the outdoor ice rink on the Great Lawn on Jan. 27, 2021

UConn Develops Special Programming to Connect Students, Reduce Isolation

uKindness initiative offers creative ways to make contact and beat stress.

Art, Music Faculty Collaboration Illuminates ‘Paradox in Political Tribalism’

Following a divisive election, a multimedia collaboration asks searching questions about values and principles.

A Statement from the Human Rights Institute

Wednesday’s rampage at the Capitol—resulting in the deaths of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others—was among the darkest day of this dark season for the United States.

Special Message from the HRI and Dodd Impact Directors

Statement from the Human Rights Institute Wednesday’s rampage at the Capitol—resulting in the deaths of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and four others—was among the darkest day of this dark season for the United States.  Saturated in lies and conspiracy theories, incited by the President, and protected by white privilege, the mob that stormed the […]

Thomas J. Dodd addressing the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. (Thomas J. Dodd Papers, Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries)

Reflections on the Dodd Center’s Namesake 75 Years After Landmark War Crimes Trials

Sen. Chris Dodd reflects on his father's service as a prosecutor in the Nuremburg war crimes trials 75 years after they began.

A photo from a production of "American Dreams," a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen, being presented online by the Dodd Center

Dodd Impact Hosts ‘American Dreams’ Online

Dodd Human Rights Impact is relaunching with an online presentation of a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen.

Dodd Human Rights Impact Joins HRI

We are excited to announce that the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center’s outreach and engagement program has joined the Human Rights Institute.

The Wannsee Conference and the persecution and murder of the European Jews – New Exhibition in the Dodd Center

The display brings people’s stories forward that would have otherwise been silenced and there is lots to be learned from them said Glenn Mitoma, Director of the Dodd Center. The opening follows the Beyond Duty exhibit that highlighted diplomats who risked their careers and their lives to help Jewish peoples to safety.

Beyond Duty – New Exhibition in the Dodd Center

A new UConn exhibition provided by the Consulate General of Israel to New England called “Beyond Duty: Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations” opened at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Wednesday evening.

Avery Point Local Cafe – Local Environments, Global Citizens

A survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center in December 2017 found that just 18 percent of Americans said they trusted the government in Washington to do what’s right “just about always.”