Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights

The Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights serves as a forum for UConn’s scholarly community interested in global health, human rights, and health inequities. This program is an integral part of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, seeking to understand human rights based approaches to health challenges. News

Research Program on Economic & Social Rights

The Research Program on Economic and Social Rights 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). Economic […]

Human Rights Film & Digital Media

The Human Rights Film & Digital Media Initiative is a collaboration between the Department of Digital Media & Design, Dodd Impact Programs, and the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute. By supporting innovative projects, providing hands-on learning experiences, and hosting dynamic, engaging events, the initiative seeks to foster the creation of and engagement with the next […]

Research Program on Arts & Human Rights

The Research Program on Arts & Human Rights explores how the arts can promote the full exercise of human rights and the consolidation of a democratic culture. The arts not only make human rights visible. They also advance democratic thinking as they help us imagine new futures and open unique spaces for dialogue and debate, […]

Research Program on Arts & Human Rights

The Research Program on Arts & Human Rights explores how the arts can promote the full exercise of human rights and the consolidation of a democratic culture. The arts not only make human rights visible. They also advance democratic thinking as they help us imagine new futures and open unique spaces for dialogue and debate, […]

Human Rights Research Hub

The Human Rights Research Hub (Hub) is an initiative of UConn’s Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute (HRI). The role of the Hub is to support original human rights research, data collection, and methods training for HRI faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. The projects affiliated with the Hub reflect the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of HRI.

Democracy & Dialogues Fellowship Program – Call for Proposals

Program Dates: 2019-2020 Status: Closed We will award five (5) new fellowships to participate in UConn’s Democracy & Dialogues Fellowship Program. This Year’s Focus This year’s program will focus on creating dialogue in the classroom. In keeping with the recommendations made by the President’s Committee on Civil Discourse and Dialogue, submitted in July 2018, we […]

Business & Human Rights Initiative

The Business and Human Rights Initiative at UConn seeks to develop and support multidisciplinary research, education, and public engagement at the intersection of business and human rights. A partnership founded by Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs, the UConn School of Business, and the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, our initiative collaborates with programs and units […]

Business & Human Rights Initiative Event Archive

The Business and Human Rights Initiative at UConn seeks to develop and support multidisciplinary research, education, and public engagement at the intersection of business and human rights. A partnership founded by Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs, the UConn School of Business, and the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, our initiative collaborates with programs and units […]

Internships & Practicums

Experiential learning opportunities are a crucial component of HRI’s pedagogical approach. Pairing the academic study of human rights with applied learning opportunities in the community is key to honoring the relationship between theory and practice, strengthening the relationship between students and practitioners, and fostering collaboration between the university, local communities, and industry. Internships are one […]