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Congratulations Human Rights Students Being Inducted in the National Honor Society Phi Beta Kappa
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

ISHR congratulates the following human rights students on being inducted in the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa:

Abigail Edwards, General Studies

Arina Karkhanis, Columbia College

Griffin Jones, General Studies

Julia Kepczynska, General Studies

Kendra Neumann, Columbia College

Lorenzo Lamo, General Studies

Thu Phuong To, General Studies

Rachel Gordon, General Studies

Safia Southey, General Studies

Congratulations to Students Awarded Honors and Prizes
Monday, April 26, 2021

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes: 

Student Highlight
Trisha Mukherjee
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Trisha Mukherjee, a senior in Columbia College studying Human Rights with a specialization in English, was recently awarded one of the Office of University Life’s first Racial Justice Mini-Grants for her project “CU Against Racism: A Podcast Series Exploring Anti-Racist Efforts at Columbia.”  She was born and raised in New Jersey and is a proud daughter of Indian immigrant parents. She is interested in the intersections of immigration, storytelling, and decolonization.

Call for Applications: Center & Institute Initiative to Enhance Remote Learning and Teaching, Columbia University
Thursday, February 11, 2021

With a challenging academic year ahead, a consortium of Centers and Institutes will offer funding for proposals that cultivate student engagement and enhance the online learning experience for Columbia students and instructors. As many universities and colleges grapple with the reality of online and hybrid instruction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty members, teaching assistants, instructors, and students prepare to learn and teach in unprecedented ways. Structuring engaging online or hybrid courses is not a simple task.

Student awarded Davis Fellowship
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Susanne Prochazka, a student in the M.A. in Human Rights program, has been awarded the Davis Fellowship. This fellowship is a merit award funded by a $10 million bequest from the late Kathryn Wasserman Davis, 1931 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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