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 […]

From Homeschool to Digital History: My Journey

My Story For the past three years, I have devoted my academic and professional journey to digitizing and preserving history. As a Master of Arts student in Human Rights with a Bachelor of Arts in History, I have witnessed firsthand the critical role that digital history and archiving play in making history accessible, preserving fragile […]

Using International Human Rights to Counter Urban Displacement and Advance Rights in Cities

Friday, March 4, 2022 // 12:30-2:00pm

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 […]

AY25-26 Course Offerings

Institutions and Laws HRTS/SOCI 2800: Human Rights in the United States M 5:00-7:30pm Lauren Danielowski Sociological analyses of human rights issues in the United States, including economic, racial, and gender justice; prisoners’ rights and capital punishment; the role of the United States in international human rights agreements and treaties; and struggles on behalf of human […]

Graduate Certificate in Human Rights

A graduate certificate in human rights offers students the opportunity to develop a competency in human rights theory and practice by taking courses taught by expert faculty from across UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Law, and School of Social Work.   The program requires a minimum of 12 […]

Minor in Human Rights

Our interdisciplinary program in human rights is committed to the integration of human rights theory and practice. Our student’s academic development is honed by exposure to diverse, cutting-edge research in the classroom and broadened through experiential learning opportunities in the community. Our joint focus on academic study and practical applications of human rights produces competitive […]

Major in Human Rights

Our interdisciplinary program in human rights is committed to the integration of human rights theory and practice. Our student’s academic development is honed by exposure to diverse, cutting-edge research in the classroom and broadened through experiential learning opportunities in the community. Our joint focus on academic study and practical applications of human rights produces competitive […]

Gladstein Visiting Professor of Human Rights

The Gladstein Visiting Professor is a distinguished scholar with international standing in the study of human rights, who participates in a 10-day visit to the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute at UConn. During that time, they deliver a major public lecture, teach a seminar in their specialty, and consult with the faculty and graduate students […]

Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund

CWEALF has advanced women’s rights and opportunities in Connecticut since 1973. CWEALF is a statewide nonprofit organization that advocates for and empowers women and girls in Connecticut, especially those who are under-resourced or marginalized. We work to create an equitable society where women and girls thrive. During its first decade, CWEALF focused on impact litigation, […]