Business & Human Rights in an Unequal World: A Genealogy

Friday, February 24, 2023 // 2:00-3:15pm

Human Rights Close to Home

Teacher Program Are you a Connecticut K-12 teacher interested in teaching human rights and civic activism?

Human Rights Implications of UConn’s Future Climate Venture Studio

Friday, February 17, 2023 // 12:30 – 2:00pm

Human Rights Day 2021

Friday, December 10, 2021 3:00–4:00pm Join us for the virtual event. Register Now In recognition of this year’s International Human Rights Day – Friday, December 10, 2021 – Dodd Human Rights Impact and the Neag School of Education will host a roundtable focused on supporting the advancement of civics and human rights education in public […]

Pandemics and Portals: Rights In An Era Of Tech Innovation

Thursday, November 18, 2021 // 4:00-5:30pm

Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Dodd Impact’s Program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies is grounded in the belief that preventing genocide is an achievable goal. There are lessons to be learned, and taught, in preventing genocide from ever taking place, preventing further atrocities once genocide has begun, and preventing future atrocities once a society has begun to rebuild after genocide.

ICTY Digital Archives

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Digital Archives provide access to a range of documents and other records associated with the work of the ICTY.  The result of an ongoing collaboration between Dodd Impact Programs, the UConn Libraries, the Connecticut Digital Archive, and individual scholars, witnesses, and others involved in the Tribunal, […]

Summer Internship Placements

Each organization listed below accepts a UConn human rights student as an intern every summer. To read more about each placement, eligibility requirements, funding, and the type of student they seek, please read on.  To learn more about this program and how to apply, please visit our Summer Internship Fellow Program page. Amnesty International USA […]

Human Rights for the Next Generation

A Dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights Friday, October 15, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UConn Storrs Campus Governor Ned Lamont and UConn President Andrew Agwunobi invite you to join President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Dodd for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights. On October 1, 1946, the International Military […]

Past Award Recipients

Defiant By Wade Hudson Published by Crown Books for Young Readers Growing up in the small, segregated town of Mansfield, Louisiana, Wade Hudson was influenced by two powerful forces: his nurturing black family and community, and the wider world of systemic racism. In this moving and inspiring memoir for middle grade readers and beyond, Hudson […]