Human Rights Institute
Genocide and Remembrance Are Topics at UConn Yom HaShoah Event
The April 18 event will bring together the testimony of a Holocaust survivor with the insights of scholars
April 18, 2023 | Kim Krieger
IMRP Heads to Norway for Look Inside Prison System Seeking to ‘Create Good Neighbors’
'In Norway, the punishment is the taking away of freedom'
February 23, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
EPOCH Shares Community Histories, From Connecticut to Côte d’Ivoire
Now officially in partnership with Connecticut Humanities, EPOCH will be working with towns across the state – beginning with Bloomfield, Windsor, and Enfield – to collect their own community histories
February 23, 2023 | Mac Murray
Human Rights Institute Renamed After Longtime Benefactor Gary Gladstein and Family
The UConn Board of Trustees Wednesday renamed the Human Rights Institute the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute to honor the legacy and support of alumnus Gary Gladstein and his family
February 22, 2023 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
One Year After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Can Businesses Prevent Future Wars?
'If you’re a businessperson in Connecticut, there are connections now that you can use to create a more peaceful world'
February 15, 2023 | Claire Hall
Dodd Impact Team Seeks ‘A More Perfect Union’ Through Community Conversation
History professor Brendan Kane and other UConn experts hosted statewide discussions on the nation’s founding documents, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Connecticut Humanities Council
February 13, 2023 | Mac Murray
The Darién Gap in Focus: Exhibition Centers the Stories of Migrants Traveling through Panama in Transit to the U.S.-Mexico Border
"The photographs connect us closer to the experiences of migrants transiting through Panama: shoes laying across the migratory reception center, two children under a tent sponsored by U.S. and E.U. aid, a Bible drying under the sun, children playing in the river, and border officials' increasing presence in Darién."
January 31, 2023 | Alex Branzell
Documenting the American Dream: In First-of-its-Kind Project, UConn Professor Directs Film for U.S. Congressional Committee
'Creating media that unites, that’s something that I really want to do with my films'
January 5, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance
In New Documentary Series, Senior Explores Student Housing Insecurity
Brianna Chance ‘23, a music education major, received funding from the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network for her project documenting student homelessness and housing insecurity in Connecticut
December 15, 2022 | Mac Murray
UConn’s Dodd Human Rights Impact Campaign Raises $12.5 Million to Advance Human Rights Education, Outreach, and Engagement
The UConn Foundation's Dodd Human Rights Impact Campaign has raised more than $12.5 million, further solidifying the reputation of UConn as a preeminent academic institution for the study of, engagement with, and practice of human rights
December 9, 2022 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation