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Student Highlight
Vanessa Fiuza
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Vanessa Fiuza shares her experience as a student in the Human Rights Studies M.A. Program and about the research she undertook while in Chile on a Field Research Grant. Vanessa was the first recipient of the Santiago Global Center’s Field Research Grant.

In which program are you enrolled and when is your expected graduation date?

Advocate Partners with Brazil’s Ministry of Human Rights
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
ISHR received the following update from 2022-23 Advocate Antonia Moreira of Brazil: “I am presiding over the Deliberative Council of Transmoras, working on strengthening the organization. Transmoras is launching a pilot project funded by the Ministry of Human Rights of Brazil, which aims to establish public policy for the social inclusion of LGBTI+ individuals.
The 2025 International Program on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Policy was completed on 6 June 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025

The 2025 immersion Program (27 May to 6 June 2025) was successfully completed on June 6th.

Grandmother Clara Soaring Hawk, Ambassador of the Ramapough Lenape Nation, offered an opening ceremony.

Congratulations to Students Awarded Honors and Prizes
Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights congratulates the following human rights students who received departmental honors and prizes: 

Phi Beta Kappa Inductees 

Luna Sadoun, General Studies

Makayla Gubbay, General Studies

Emelie Beckman, General Studies

ISHR hosts End of Year Event to honor student accomplishments and celebrate graduates
Thursday, May 29, 2025

On Thursday, May 1, 2025, ISHR hosted an event for its graduating students. Faculty, staff, returning and graduating students enjoyed an evening celebrating student accomplishments and were treated to special performances by graduating students. ISHR’s Executive Director, Joseph Slaughter, gave the opening remarks and Gergana Halpern, Deputy Director introduced the graduating class.  

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