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Professor Mette Brogden, Rashid Iddrisu, and Sadie Kent at a presidential ceremony in Sawla. The group had the opportunity to meet President of Ghana, His Excellency John Mahama, and hear him share his two-year plan for road restoration in the Savannah Region.

Congratulations to Mette Brogden on Distinguished Faculty Outreach Award

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Congratulations to our 2025-26 graduates!

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Prof. Bill Simmons receives "Human Rights and Higher Education Award"

Tanque Verde sunset, Tucson, AZ

Summer and Fall 2026 courses in Human Rights Practice

"Missing in Brooks County" featured in Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Village outside Sawla,Ghana.

Blog Series: Reconnecting with Ancestral Heritage in the Savannah Region of Ghana

“Intimate Partner Violence in the Military,” by Lauren Kae Williams

Artolutions photo from Bangladesh

Blog Series: Co-creating Community-Based Strategies for Human Rights in Bangladesh

"Trauma and Human Rights Crises" course to be offered in fall semester

Upcoming courses on Documentary Media and Human Rights

Alcazaba, Malaga, Spain

Fall 2023 course on Human Rights and Cultural Heritage Protection

"Documenting Human Rights Abuses Through Forensic Anthropology" to be offered in fall 2023

Upcoming grad courses on gender-based violence and human rights (summer-fall 2023)

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Human Rights Graduate Courses in Summer-Fall 2023

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A human rights victory in Russia!

Border Imperialism and Service-Learning -- Summer 2023 Human Rights Practice Course

New summer course to be offered on "Border Imperialism and Service Learning"

America's Family Flyer

Advance screening of the film "America's Family" at The Loft Cinema