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Twesigye Jackson Kaguri
Alumni Highlight
Twesigye Jackson Kaguri
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Congratulations to 1996 Advocate Twesigye Jackson Kaguri who recently published his second children’s book titled Patience Mariza Goes for Water. The story follows a Ugandan girl orphaned by HIV/AIDs, now living with cruel relatives who overburden her with work, until a chance encounter changes her life.
Caroline Fidan Tyler Doenmez
Alumni Highlight
Caroline Fidan Tyler Doenmez
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Congratulations to 2015 graduate Caroline Fidan Tyler Doenmez, who recently presented her research at the 2016 annual meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) held at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 
 
Tauli-Corpuz joins 2016 Summer Program
UN Special Rapporteur Joins Summer Program
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Rights, spent the day with 28 participants from 15 countries that are part of Columbia's Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy hosted by Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER).

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri
1996 Advocate Receives Honorary Ph.D
1996 Advocate Receives Honorary Ph.D
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Congratulations to 1996 Advocate Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, Founder and Executive Director of Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project in Uganda, who was honored by Shenandoah University (Virigina, USA) with a Doctorate in Humanities.

Indigenous Seminar 2016
ISHR Hosts the International Seminar on Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Thursday, May 19, 2016

ISHR’s Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program hosted the International Seminar on Indigenous Peoples' Rights at Columbia University on May 14th & 15th.

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