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2021 Human Rights Thesis Presentation Competition Winners
Thursday, April 29, 2021

ISHR congratulates the winners of the 2021 Human Rights Thesis Presentation Competition. Students were selected to present their research in no more than 5 minutes, and winners were selected by a faculty panel and the audience. The winners and the titles of their presentations can be found below:

Undergraduate Student Winner:

Safia Southey (UHRP): "Repatriation vs. Resettlement: The Role of UNRWA in the Stalemate of the Palestinian Refugee Crisis" 

Launch of new menstrual health definition urges action on menstrual health for all
A global team of experts has defined menstrual health to advance policy, practice, and research
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Billions of people around the world experience a menstrual cycle. Meeting their menstrual needs is essential for achieving health and gender equality.

A growing body of activists and actors are rising to the challenge and have brought visibility to this long-marginalized topic. However, large-scale investment and coordination across sectors is needed to ensure menstrual health for all.

To provide a common language and unite efforts to support the breadth of menstrual needs, a collaboration of experts have now defined menstrual health.

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.

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