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.
Save Democracy: 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.
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.
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.
Research Consortium Draws International Audience
UConn faculty met with a global consortium in November 2020 to discuss human rights in the context of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
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.
Global Thinking on Conversation Shaped by Racist Roots
September 2, 2020 | The Conversation | By Prakash Kashwan, Associate Professor of Political Science | The United States is having a long-overdue national reckoning with racism. From criminal justice to pro sports to pop culture, Americans increasingly are recognizing how racist ideas have influenced virtually every sphere of life in this country.
Israel-UAE Continue to Increase Relations
September 1, 2020 | Israel and the United Arab Emeritus have agreed to peace but there is still work to be done.