Tag: Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies

  • Nation & World

    The quest for common ground

    Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other panelists probed the factors that can lead to “cultural citizenship,” including migration trends, exclusionism, and individual openness.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Expanding student learning abroad

    Harvard President Drew Faust announced grants to six faculty members who are designing new international experiences for undergraduates, from new summer school programs in Kenya to studies in global health to other programs in Italy, Argentina, and Germany.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Leading the way

    In a series of profiles, Gazette writers showcase some of these stellar graduates, including Lahiru Jayatilaka, who as a young computer whiz learned a lasting lesson about the importance of precision.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Film explores military tribunal

    A short film based on military tribunals held at Guantanamo Bay examines the legality and morality of the U.S. justice system.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Around the Schools: Harvard Divinity School

    For a week in late January, five Harvard Divinity School students witnessed firsthand the impact of human rights abuses suffered by many Hondurans after a 2009 coup in which Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by the country’s military.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Writers at Risk

    A Harvard instructor, concerned about literary artists threatened overseas, proposes Writers at Risk, an academic harbor.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Arts, humanities, and human rights

    On Sept. 24 the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies will host the annual Human Rights at Harvard Welcome Reception.

    2 minutes