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Provost's Interdisciplinary Teaching Award: “Menstruation, Gender, and Rights: Interdisciplinary Approaches”
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Professor Winkler and fellows of the Menstrual Health and Gender Justice Working Group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference have received the Provost's Interdisciplinary Teaching Award to develop a course on “Menstruation, Gender, and Rights: Interdisciplinary Approaches” for Spring 2020.

ISHR Congratulates Class of 2019 Human Rights Students
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The faculty and staff at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights would like to congratulate all the human rights students who graduated today! The semester was concluded by ISHR’s Human Rights Poster Session earlier this month, where students showcased their research with faculty, alumni, and human rights practitioners in attendance.

Call for Input: Draft Plan of Action for 4th Phase (2020–24) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (HRC Resolution 39/3)
Deadline: 10 June, 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Last month, Kristina Eberbach, ISHR's director of education, participated in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Consultation on the Plan of Action for the Fourth Phase (2020–24) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. The Draft Plan of Action is now available for stakeholder input. Please send comments and suggestions to wphre@ohchr.org before 10 June, 2019. 

Human Rights MA Student Presents Thesis at GSAS SynThesis Competition
Friday, May 10, 2019

The ISHR congratulates Sabrina Kozikis who was invited to present her MA thesis "'Water Is a Human Right' - Exploring the Paradox of Framing Water as a Human Right in a Hostile Political Climate" at this year's GSAS Master's SynThesis Competition. The annual competition is an opportunity for MA students in the Arts and Sciences to showcase their research and presentation skills in a relaxed and collegial environment. Sabrina's faculty advisor, Dr. Inga Winkler, is a staff member at the ISHR and serves as the Institute's Director of Undergraduate Studies. 

Flushed and Forgotten: Sanitation and Wastewater in Rural Communities in the US
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

New report and Congressional briefings stress the need for stronger legal protections, enhanced funding, community participation, and greater accountability to ensure basic needs are met

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