Upcoming Events
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Representing the Holocaust: Prussian Blue 4:00pm
11/21
Representing the Holocaust: Prussian Blue
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Homer Babbidge Library
About this Event
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This panel discusses the exhibition Prussian Blue, Mexican artist Yishai Jusidman’s compelling meditation on these queries. Displayed across three venues—UConn’s Benton Museum, Contemporary Art Galleries, and The Dodd Center for Human Rights—Prussian Blue explores the extent to which visual imagery can effectively convey the horror of the Holocaust.
Our Panelists
- James Waller, Christopher J Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice & Director, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs
- José Falconi, Assistant Professor of Art History and Human Rights
- Robin Greeley, Professor of Art History
Our Partners
See the Exhibition
The exhibition is displayed across three venues through December 15—UConn’s William Benton Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Galleries, and The Dodd Center for Human Rights.
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SURF Information Session 4:00pm
12/3
SURF Information Session
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
McHugh Hall
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award program provides thousands of dollars in support of undergraduate students’ summer research and creative projects. The SURF program is open to undergraduate students in all majors at all campuses who plan to graduate no earlier than December 2025. Students can apply for funding of up to $5,500 per student. Join us to learn how to apply and what makes an application successful.
This information session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research. Additional information on the SURF Award program can be found at https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/surf/. If you require an accommodation to participate in this session, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at our@uconn.edu at least one week prior to the session.
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What is Genocide? Teaching the Holocaust & Genocide Workshop 9:00am
12/5
What is Genocide? Teaching the Holocaust & Genocide Workshop
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
Holocaust & Genocide Education Professional Development Program
Effective July 1, 2018, Connecticut became one of 29 states to mandate Holocaust and genocide education in public schools (Public Act 18-24, the Connecticut Holocaust and Genocide Education Awareness Act). To support this unfunded mandate, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs, of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute at UConn, is proud to launch its professional development program for K-12 educators in Holocaust and genocide education.
Through a series of workshops facilitated by leading experts in the field, this program will equip teachers with the skills and knowledge to teach and discuss topics related to Holocaust and genocide education. Research has shown that such education has long-term effectiveness in reducing stereotyping, scapegoating, and hate.
The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime is celebrated on December 9th each year. This day marks the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by the United Nations in 1948. The convention was the first human rights treaty adopted by the UN.
About this Workshop
In recognition of this day, our first professional development workshop is titled “What is Genocide?” The workshop will review how the term genocide was coined by Raphael Lemkin, the contentious UN drafting process that led to the Genocide Convention, and how genocide differs from other related atrocity crimes (such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing). The workshop also will introduce five stages of the process of genocide that can be used in the classroom to teach how we move from dehumanization to destruction.
The workshop will include teaching strategies, resources, and active learning exercises that help students understand the meaning of “genocide” and how the process of it unfolds. This workshop is appropriate for K-12 educators in History, Social Studies, English, Language Arts, or Literature that teach subject matter related to the Holocaust, genocide, or human rights.
The workshop will be facilitated by Dr. James Waller, Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice and Director of Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs at UConn. Waller is a widely recognized scholar in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies and has led teacher trainings for the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Zoryan Institute, and the Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute at the Holocaust Museum Houston.
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The workshop is capped at 15 participants. Applications are due by midnight Friday, November 15.
Selected participants be notified on or before Friday, November 22, and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation, a free copy of Confronting Evil: Engaging Our Responsibility for Preventing Genocide (Oxford University Press, 2016), and a certificate of completion.
There is no fee for the workshop; lunch and parking will be provided.
Apply Now
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UConn Dialogic Classroom 8:30am
1/15
UConn Dialogic Classroom
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
IPB
DIALOGUE IN THE CLASSROOM
This two-day training is designed to support faculty and instructors in fostering a more open, connected, and conversational classroom culture. With the launch of the new dialogue competency in general education coming soon, this workshop will help prepare participants to integrate dialogue into their teaching and help shape how UConn prepares students to be competent in dialogue. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience with dialogue and for all disciplinary approaches. Participants will leave with practical dialogue tools to use in the classroom, including designing a Reflective Structured Dialogue for the participants’ campus contexts.
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
The workshop will be run by Essential Partners in cooperation with the Common Curriculum Committee (CCC+), Democracy & Dialogues Initiative (Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs), and the Center for Excellence Teaching & Learning (CETL). Research shows that students who experience dialogue in the classroom and on campus have better learning outcomes and report feeling more connected to their classmates and their campus communities. They also report greater openness to opposing points of view and exhibit greater willingness to engage in conversations across differences in values, views, and identities (DeTemple, 2020).
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Establish the conditions for the dialogic classroom through the use of agreements, preparation, design, and the use of space - both virtually and in-person
- Build connections and trust between students to support difficult classroom conversations
- Structure difficult dialogues in the classroom and design dialogue questions to invite narrative, value-based discussion, and complexity
- Use dialogue as a pedagogical tool for reflection, connection to the topic, and the development of conviction and intellectual humility
- Invite and encourage discussions on diversity and inclusion in its many forms
- Use curricular activities as a pathway to more engagement and dialogue throughout campus and local community
If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please take a few minutes to apply by Tuesday, December 3rd.
APPLY NOW
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UConn Dialogic Classroom 12:00am
1/16
UConn Dialogic Classroom
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
12:00 AM - 04:00 PM
IPB
DIALOGUE IN THE CLASSROOM
This two-day training is designed to support faculty and instructors in fostering a more open, connected, and conversational classroom culture. With the launch of the new dialogue competency in general education coming soon, this workshop will help prepare participants to integrate dialogue into their teaching and help shape how UConn prepares students to be competent in dialogue. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience with dialogue and for all disciplinary approaches. Participants will leave with practical dialogue tools to use in the classroom, including designing a Reflective Structured Dialogue for the participants’ campus contexts.
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
The workshop will be run by Essential Partners in cooperation with the Common Curriculum Committee (CCC+), Democracy & Dialogues Initiative (Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs), and the Center for Excellence Teaching & Learning (CETL). Research shows that students who experience dialogue in the classroom and on campus have better learning outcomes and report feeling more connected to their classmates and their campus communities. They also report greater openness to opposing points of view and exhibit greater willingness to engage in conversations across differences in values, views, and identities (DeTemple, 2020).
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Establish the conditions for the dialogic classroom through the use of agreements, preparation, design, and the use of space - both virtually and in-person
- Build connections and trust between students to support difficult classroom conversations
- Structure difficult dialogues in the classroom and design dialogue questions to invite narrative, value-based discussion, and complexity
- Use dialogue as a pedagogical tool for reflection, connection to the topic, and the development of conviction and intellectual humility
- Invite and encourage discussions on diversity and inclusion in its many forms
- Use curricular activities as a pathway to more engagement and dialogue throughout campus and local community
If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please take a few minutes to apply by Tuesday, December 3rd.
APPLY NOW
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Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal Symposium 8:30am
1/31
Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal Symposium
Friday, January 31st, 2025
08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
UConn Law
The Corporation and the Public Interest: The Environment, Diversity, and Human Rights
Environmental, social, and governance issues have brought the roles and responsibilities of the contemporary business corporation to the forefront of the public agenda and have changed the nature of legal practice. This symposium will gather a select group of leading experts to discuss issues of corporate sustainability and societal impact. It will consist of three panels on topics that lie at the intersection of corporate activity and the public interest: the environment, diversity, and human rights.
Schedule (exact times are subject to change):
8:15 am – 8:45 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks & Dean’s Welcome
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel One: The Corporation and the Environment
Moderator: Professor Jack Lienke, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panelists:
- Professor Sarah Haan, Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Professor Madison Condon, Boston University School of Law
- Professor Anne Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 11:45 pm
Panel Two: The Corporation and Diversity
Moderator: Professor Sachin Pandya, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panelists:
- Professor Lisa Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Professor Atinuke Adediran, Fordham University School of Law
- Professor Darren Rosenblum, McGill University Faculty of Law
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Keynote Fireside Conversation
Panelists:
- Professor Aaron Dhir, University of Connecticut School of Law
- Professor Michael Fakhri, University of Oregon School of Law and U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
- Director Leilani Farha, The Shift, and former U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Panel Three: The Corporation and Human Rights
Moderator: Professor Richard Wilson, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panelists:
- Professor Jena Martin, St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Attorney Maryum Jordan, EarthRights International
- Professor Stephen Park, University of Connecticut School of Business
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Closing Remarks
RSVP COMING SOON!
