The 2013 selection for the One Community, One Book annual reading program tells the inspiring story of a Malawian man’s determination to bring power and freedom to his village. Story
The UI Center for Human Rights announces the opening of its annual Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize, which honors the work of UI students and the lifetime work of Professor Burns H. Weston of the College of Law. Story
Cristina Ortiz grew up as part of the lone Latino family in Leon, Iowa. The UI anthropology graduate student now lives in Columbus Junction, Iowa, and is researching the growing Chin Burmese refugee population that lives in this community. She will present her research Friday, April 5 as part of a panel presentation during the Refugees in the Heartland Provost's Global Forum. Story
The Midwest is home to some of the largest refugee communities in the country, and Iowa has been instrumental in creating the modern refugee resettlement system. But who is a refugee, and what distinguishes refugees from immigrants? Learn more at a free UI Provost's Global Forum, "Refugees in the Heartland," April 4-7. Story
International immigrants are attracted to the Midwest, and Iowa specifically, for its low unemployment rate and cost of living, diverse economic sectors, and educational opportunities, says Amy Weismann, associate director for the UI Center for Human Rights.
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UI undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who have secured summer internships with human rights organizations in the United States or internationally should consider applying for the Kenneth J. Cmiel Funded Human Rights Internship Program. Story
The University of Iowa College of Law will be the new administrative home for the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights with Adrien Wing, Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Law, becoming its new director. Story
In recognition of his worldwide reputation as a respected teacher and scholar of international human rights, Burns Weston, founding director of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, was recently awarded the Courage of Conviction award. Story
On the same day many American adults are voting in the presidential election, more than 300 students will participate in their own discussion of civic rights at the 16th Annual International Day conference hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education. Story
The legacy of the late historian and human rights champion Ken Cmiel continues to live on through the work done by University of Iowa students. The UI Center for Human Rights has awarded seven students a total of $7,500 to support their internships for human rights organizations in the United States or internationally in the summer of 2012. Story
