February 15, 2021 | More than 700 people have been keeping digital diaries as part of Pandemic Journaling Project. It may be the most complete record of our shifting moods in this isolating year.
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A statement from the Human Rights Institute
January 12, 2021 | The HRI and Dodd Impact will work in solidarity with our partners on and off campus to foster the knowledge, values, and skills necessary for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Storming the Capitol Building Is Not a Privilege
January 12, 2021 | Philosophy Department Head Lewis Gordon writes about the cry of white privilege surrounding the attack on the Capitol and the lack of appropriate action in response to the events that unfolded.
To save democracy, recommit to principles of the rule of law and human rights at home
January 12, 2021 | Kathryn Libal, Director of the Human Right Institute and Glenn Mitoma, Director of Dodd Impact analyze the importance of shifting focus back to the core principles of human rights.
The Crime Trump Committed in Stirring Up His Mob
January 11, 2021 | Associate Dean of the School of Law Richard Ashby Wilson discusses how Trump crosses the line this time to incite imminent lawless action.
UConn Filmmakers Premiere Armenian History Project
November 1, 2020 | The University of Connecticut and other co-sponsors premiered “The Dildilians: A Story of Photography and Survival” on YouTube.
Afrocubanas
September 28, 2020 | Professor of Political Science Jane Anna Gordon and Associate Professor of Africana Studies Devyn Spence Benson discuss how the translation of a Cuban collection of works called “Afrocubanas: History, Thought, and Cultural Practices” came to be, and next steps in a broader translation project funded by UConn’s Office of Global Affairs.
Point of Tranquility Album
September 14, 2020 | Music professor Kenneth Fuchs released a series of works for symphonic winds recorded by the United States Coast Guard Band.
AVP Yuhang Rong Appointed to CAEP Board of Directors
July 1, 2020 | Associate Vice President for Global Affairs Yuhang Rong, Ph.D., was appointed as a member of Board of Directors on July 1, 2020 by the Council of Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the national accreditation agency for educator preparation programs.
Disaster Looms for Indigenous Amazon Tribes
June 12, 2020 | National Geographic | By Scott Wallace, Associate Professor of Journalism. With the Coronavirus spreading into remote territories across the Brazilian Amazon, indigenous leaders and rights officials are pleading with the government to adopt urgent measures to head off a catastrophe.