Human Rights Institute
Challenging Convention: Human Rights-Centered Engineering at UConn
At UConn, the Engineering for Human Rights Initiative is changing the way our engineers are taught to approach all kinds of projects
March 3, 2025 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA, and Thomas Rettig
Award-Winning Authors Share Stories of Human Rights, Impact on Children in Visits to Hartford and Storrs
'I knew the power of great literature in influencing me'
November 18, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Investigate, Expose, and Change – Jo Becker on Advocating for Children’s Rights
Human rights advocate shares insights with UConn audience
November 18, 2024 | Nora Broderick
UConn Law Clinic Transforms Lives of Immigrants
The Asylum and Human Rights Clinic helps immigrants along the path to a new life and provides law students with practical, hands-on experience.
November 13, 2024 | Jeanne Leblanc
InCHIP Funds Groundbreaking Pilot Projects, Planting Seeds for Future External Grant Success
InCHIP has funded 10 pilot projects that seek to improve public and human health consistent with UConn’s mission.
October 1, 2024 | Danielle Faipler
At Visit to Dodd Center, Former Members of Congress Discuss Bridging Divides – and Issue a Call to Action
'Today's conversation is important, because it is a reminder of what our discourse can be'
September 27, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Dodd Center to Host Bipartisan Conversation on Fostering Civic and Democratic Engagement
Two longtime members of Congress will bring their insights to UConn on September 26
September 24, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year
'We originally conceived of this as a study that extends into Canada, because Canada is the global leader of these community sponsorship initiatives'
September 3, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
‘Honey’ Fitch’s Legacy: UConn Scholars ‘Advance So Others Can Follow’
The Harrison Fitch Leadership Fund continues the trailblazing legacy of UConn's first Black basketball player
August 23, 2024 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation
Finding Healing: UConn Leads National Study Effort for Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture
Using quantitative data to show the scale, challenges, and capacity to effectively heal and serve victims
August 20, 2024 | Combined Reports