Master of Arts in Human Rights

Prospective Students Graduate Events Resources for Current Students Meet Our Graduate Students Prospective Students The Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut offers a two-year Master of Arts in Human Rights to advance students’ knowledge of human rights from both academic and professional perspectives; training them to become competitive candidates for positions […]

Mobilizing Empathy for a Truly Cosmopolitan Human Rights

Shareen Hertel on how the COVID-19 pandemic offers the opportunity to show the interconnections among people and rights.

Human Rights Film+ Series

The Human Rights Film+ Series presents new and classic works of documentary, feature, and journalistic film, as well as video games and other digital media, that address key human rights issues and themes. Presented by the Human Rights Institute, Dodd Impact, and the School of Fine Art’s Department of Digital Media and Design. Wednesday, November […]

Democracy & Dialogues Fellowship Projects

2021-22 ProjectsCollaborative Conversations in High School Math Classrooms: Revealing the Role of Math in Democratic Dialogues Team Megan Staples, Associate Professor, Neag School of Education (Mathematics Education) & affiliated faculty in the College of Liberals Arts & Sciences (Mathematics) Kaitlyn Seeto, Graduate Student, Neag School of Education Toby Wei, Graduate Student, Neag School of Education […]

UConn Office of Sustainability

The Office of Sustainability (OS) is under the umbrella of the Provost’s Office (Vice Provost for Academic Operations) within the Institute of the Environment (IoE), with a secondary reporting relationship on operational matters to the Executive Vice President for Administration & Chief Financial Officer (EVPA & CFO). The OS works with senior administrators, students, faculty […]

LiveWell Dementia Specialists

LiveWell Dementia Specialists, formerly the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, opened in 1992 as a nonprofit focused exclusively on caring for individuals at all stages of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.

Employment

Employment Opportunities We have no employment opportunities available at this time. Internships We have no internship opportunities available at this time. Work Study Work study positions at the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute are available. The positions are open to current University of Connecticut students who receive work study as part of their financial aid […]

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History

1995 The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center was dedicated by President William J. Clinton and Senator Christopher J. Dodd to honor Thomas Dodd’s service as Executive Trial Counsel in the International Military Tribunal, the first of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. In the year that followed, known as the “Dodd Human Rights Year,” the university […]

Research Program on Humanitarianism

The Research Program on Humanitarianism (RPH) brings together UConn faculty from across the humanities and social sciences, as well from the Schools of Social Work and Law, for an ongoing discussion on the history and experience of humanitarian crisis and action, and the analytical and creative engagements that reflect on them. RPH builds on the […]