Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor: A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi and Ghaith Al-Omari Monday, March 25 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. UConn Storrs Campus | Konover Auditorium at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center is located at 405 Babbidge Road. Paid parking is available in the South Garage […]
Mar. 14, 2019 – Teaching Genocide with Film Workshop
Teaching Genocide with Film Educator Workshop March 14, 2019 3:00pm – 4:30pm followed by a special preview and discussion of The Trial of Ratko Mladic 5:00pm – 7:00pm Join us for a workshop exploring the challenges and opportunities of teaching genocide with film. Designed for both high school and college educators, this workshop will examine […]
Feb. 20, 2019: In the Crosshairs
IN THE CROSSHAIRS Dispatches from Central America, 1983-1990 Photographs & Reports by Scott Wallace On Exhibit at the Dodd Center February 15 – March 15, 2019 This exhibition of frontline photography and war reporting by UConn journalism professor Scott Wallace opens on Friday, Feb. 15 at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center The exhibition brings […]
Feb. 19, 2019 – Life on Parole
LIFE ON PAROLE screening & discussion Tuesday, February 19, 2019 6:00pm – 8:00pm Konover Auditorium Dodd Center Join us for a special screening of the PBS Frontline/New York Times documentary Life on Parole. The film examines efforts in Connecticut to change the way parole works and reduce the number of people returning to prison. The […]
A Message from the Director, Oct. 29, 2018
A message from the Directors of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, the Human Rights Institute, and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center We are deeply saddened by the murder of eleven congregants at the Tree of Life Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, and we condemn the antisemitism, racism, and hatred of […]
Nov. 12: War, Memories, and Museums
War, Memory, and Museums Insights from Mofidul Hoque Founder Trustee, Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh Monday, November 12, 2018 12:00 – 2:00 PM Humanities Institute, Conference Room, 4th floor, Homer Babbidge Library Mofidul Hoque, author and cultural activist, has written 15 books on history, liberation studies, arts, and genocide studies. He is the Director of the […]
Nov. 7, 2018 – Antisemitism in Contemporary America
Tom W. Smith “Antisemitism in Contemporary America” Wednesday, November 7, 2018 5:00pm Konover Auditorium Reception to Follow The Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life presents this lecture in remembrance of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when the Nazis orchestrated a pogrom during which German Jews were humiliated, beaten, and murdered and Jewish […]
Nov. 1, 2018 – Winona LaDuke
Native American Heritage Month Keynote speaker: Winona LaDuke Acknowledging Indigenous Land Thursday, November 1, 2018 5:30pm – 6:30pm Werth Tower Forum Winona LaDuke is a rural development economist and author working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy, and food systems. LaDuke is a two time vice presidential candidate with Ralph Nader for the […]
Sept. 24: Teacher Workshop on Service Learning for Human Rights
Principles and Practices of Taking Action Tuesday, September 24, 2018 9:00am – 2:30pm Thomas J. Dodd Research Center On Tuesday, September 25th UConn Early College Experience and the UConn Human Rights and Educational Leadership departments invite all certified UConn ECE EDLR and HRTS instructors to attend the annual professional development training. Purpose: ECE certified instructors […]
Nov. 12, 2018: Children’s Literature and Human Rights Workshop
Interested in using children’s literature to teach human rights in your classroom? Join us on Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Middletown Library Service Center for a day-long professional development workshop entitled: Starting Conversations Using Children’s Literature to Teach Human Rights The workshop is free and open to all Connecticut educators. MORE INFORMATION