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2024 Human Rights Research Award
Monday, September 16, 2024
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is inviting faculty to submit proposals for the Human Rights Research Award.
The Human Rights Research Award supports Columbia University faculty conducting research related to human rights and will provide students with an opportunity to gain valuable experience. In the 2024-2025 academic year, ISHR will award a limited number of research stipends to students in the amount of $1,500.
Undergraduate Alum Chosen for Kristof Award and FASPE Ethics Fellowship
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Trisha Mukherjee, Human Rights major CC ‘21, has been chosen to receive  Nicholas Kristof’s “Win a Trip” Award. Kristof, a New York Times Opinion columnist, selects one student from an American university to accompany him on an international reporting trip. Trisha, who also graduated from Columbia Journalism School in May 2024, will travel and report with him in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Kenya for 2 weeks this winter.

Faculty Highlight: Glenn Mitoma
Thursday, July 25, 2024

Glenn Mitoma is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Human Rights and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University. He joined ISHR in the Fall of 2023. His research and teaching focus on the history of human rights and human rights education, with current projects on the role of education in advancing respect for human rights, and the history of human rights education.  Glenn was recently featured in the "Human Rights Education Now!" podcast.

Call for Human Rights Course Instructors
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University is looking for qualified human rights instructors to teach the following courses during the 2024-2025 academic year. Please note that these are part-time, adjunct appointments, with the possibility of continued teaching in subsequent semesters. 

Congratulations to Students Awarded Honors and Prizes
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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

Phi Beta Kappa Inductees 

Alisha Arshad, Columbia College

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