Open Communities Alliance

Open Communities Alliance is a Connecticut-based civil rights organization that promotes access to opportunity for all people through education, organizing, advocacy, research, and partnerships. The Alliance works to build an urban-suburban interracial coalition to support policies that lead to housing choice.

Graduate Programs

4+1 Accelerated Master of Arts Program Our 4+1 program enables UConn students to complete their bachelor’s degree and MA in human rights in five years. Through the program, students take graduate-level coursework that goes toward their MA at no additional cost to their undergraduate tuition.   ELIGIBILITY: UConn students apply during their junior year and […]

Exhibitions

Nobody’s Listening Exhibition opening February 10, 2025 Join us for the opening panel

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies is designed to provide anyone with a bachelor’s degree (including pre- and in-service teachers) a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary foundation in Holocaust and genocide studies in historical and contemporary contexts.   A collaboration between the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute and its Dodd Impact Programs, Center for Judaic Studies […]

Advising

Undergraduate Advising General Education and Major Requirements Course Selection and Registration Education Abroad Course Alignment Human Rights Scholarship Competitions Graduate School & Career Planning Internship Questions Plan of Study Questions General Academic Support

A New Human Rights Education Program to Promote Civic Engagement: Human Rights Close to Home

Human rights education and rights-based approaches to learning can help cultivate transformative agency for both teachers and students and contribute to securing human rights for all.

New London Homeless Hospitality Center

The Homeless Hospitality Center is a place of safety and welcome to adults facing homelessness in southeastern Connecticut. About 600 people will seek help this year. HHC welcomes every individual as their guest at their shelter and Daytime Hospitality Center on State Pier Road in New London. Email: info@nlhhc.org ​

Connecticut Center for Addiction Recovery

Along with organizing the recovery community (people in recovery, family members, friends and allies) to 1) put a face on recovery and 2) provide recovery support services, CCAR also promotes recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction through advocacy, education and service. CCAR strives to end discrimination surrounding addiction and recovery, open new doors and […]

Research Program on Economic & Social Rights Event Archive

The Research Program on Economic and Social Rights (ESRG) brings more than a dozen UConn faculty together with over 30 affiliated scholars from across the United States and Canada. Together, we have generated numerous graduate and undergraduate courses, several edited volumes, multiple co-authored articles, and the National Science Foundation-funded Socio-Economic Rights Fulfillment Index (SERF Index). This page […]

Democracy & Dialogues Event Archive

The Democracy and Dialogues Initiative has a rich history of working to increase democratic and civic capacity by supporting community dialogues on critical issues, providing moderator and facilitation training for dialogues and deliberations, and partnering with campus colleagues and local institutions to increase meaningful participation by all community members. This page displays past years of […]