A CHRONICLE OF HOPE Revisiting the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda Tuesday, October 15, 2019 4:00pm – 6:00pm Konover Auditorium Dodd Center Reception to Follow To mark the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, the Dodd Center welcomes four survivors to share their stories of survival and their message of hope for the […]
Oct. 2, 2019 – Patrick Kennedy on Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
PATRICK J. KENNEDY “Mental Health is Essential Health” Wednesday, October 2, 2019 4:00pm – 5:30pm Konover Auditorium Dodd Center Reception to Follow Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) is a lifelong mental health advocate and served as a Commissioner on the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. He is the […]
Sept. 17, 2019 – Human Rights Film Series: THREADS
THREADS screening & discussion Tuesday, September 17, 2019 4:00pm – 6:00pm Konover Auditorium Dodd Center A visionary leader in Bangladesh frees herself and hundreds of other women and families from poverty and social hardships by creating timeless works of art. Torn from her family, her paintings, and her beloved Calcutta after the partition of […]
Sept. 10, 2019 – Human Rights Film Series: FOR SAMA
FOR SAMA screening & discussion with Sana Mustafa and Kathy Libal Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:00pm – 6:30pm Konover Auditorium Dodd Center Join us for a special screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline documentary FOR SAMA. FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A […]
Art Exhibit: Unknown, 1942-45
Shaun Rock: Unknown: 1942-45 On exhibit at the Dodd Center April 30 – May 31, 2019 Opening Reception 3:00pm – 5:00pm Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Dodd Center Atrium As a continuum, beginning with a collaboration through the 2018 Mansfield Middle School performance of the play, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, in Mansfield CT, […]
White Paper on Education Policy: edTPA in Connecticut
Confronting the edTPA in Connecticut: Recommendations for Teacher Candidate Quality, Sustainability, and Empowerment Co-authored by UConn faculty Cara Bernard, Douglas Kaufman, Mark Kohan, and Dodd Center Director Glenn Mitoma, the policy paper, Confronting the edTPA in Connecticut: Recommendations for Teacher Candidate Quality, Sustainability, and Empowerment, presents concerns and recommendations regarding the state’s adoption of the […]
Apr. 9, 2019 – Malka Penn Award Ceremony
Join us as we present the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature to Veera Hiranandani for her book The Night Diary Tuesday, April 9, 2019 4:00pm – 5:30pm Konover Auditorium Thomas J. Dodd Research Center The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani is set during one of the most tumultuous events in […]
Mar. 17, 2019 – Statement from the Director
March 17, 2019 A message from the Directors of the Asian American Cultural Center, the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, the Human Rights Institute, and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center The horrific attack on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch have left us heartbroken. We stand in solidarity with […]
Mar. 27, 2019: Dangerous Speech Project
Dangerous Speech and What to Do About It: Fear and Loathing in Our Discourse Dr. Cathy Buerger, Dangerous Speech Project Wednesday, March 27, 2018 11:15am-12:15pm Konover Auditorium No one is born hating or fearing other people. That has to be taught – and those harmful lessons seem to be similar, though they’re given in highly […]
Mar. 8 – Apr. 8, 2019: Women of York – Shared Dining
WOMEN OF YORK – “SHARED DINING” On Exhibit: March 8 through April 5, 2019 Opening Reception: March 8, 6pm-8pm Charter Oak Cultural Center 21 Charter Oak Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 A group of ten women incarcerated at York Correctional Institution in Connecticut, calling themselves “Women of York,” produced this work of art inspired […]