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News & Events

Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments.

Recent News

A student presents a poster at the Human Rights Day poster session.

Celebrating the Human Rights Movement at the Inaugural Human Rights Day Symposium

The symposium featured a student poster session, faculty panel discussion, and keynote address.

Introducing Mumtaaz Mahammud Hirsi, the 2024-2025 Hrant Dink Scholar

Mumtaaz is driven by a passion for addressing global human rights challenges and understanding how we can learn from genocides of the past.

Experiences and Family Impacts of U.S. Indian Boarding Schools and Adoption/Foster Care in Native Communities

Human Rights Initiative 2024 Report

The 2024 Human Rights Initiative report reflects its diverse achievements across a range of focus areas and the impact the HRI has on the university and community. HRI is…

Introducing our 2024-2025 Undergraduate Human Rights Working Group

Our Undergraduate Working Group works to ensure voices of students are included in shaping the curriculum and program. Read to learn more about the 13 dedicated students on…

Carrie Booth Walling interviewing V. V. Ganeshananthan

Exploring the Impact of War through Literature

Author and UMN professor V.V. Ganeshananthan engaged listeners in a discussion of her acclaimed book, Brotherless Night.

Upcoming Events

In-Person

February 10, 2025

What Should an Antisemitism Program Do?

In this talk, Maurice Samuels will discuss some of the conceptual, political, and operational problems involved in studying antisemitism in our current moment.