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The UICHR hosts diverse collaborative events and innovative programs, teaches Human Rights courses, and engages in scholarly work reaching the UI community, the state of Iowa, and beyond.

The Center, a unit of the UI College of Law, teaches and collaborates with community organizations and UI departments, scholars, and student groups. UICHR’s publicly engaged programs and initiatives include:

Class in Human Rights Certificate

Certificate in Human Rights

The Center for Human Rights offers the undergraduate Certificate in Human Rights, awarded by the College of Law.

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Working Groups

The UICHR supports faculty working groups to encourage innovative, interdisciplinary research and scholarship on campus.

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Iowa Human Rights Network

The Iowa Human Rights Network is a collective of faculty members from institutions across the state of Iowa.

Events

One Community, One Book: A Conversation with Author & Attorney Carolyn Chalmers and Litigant Dr. Jean Jew promotional image

One Community, One Book: A Conversation with Author & Attorney Carolyn Chalmers and Litigant Dr. Jean Jew

Monday, November 10, 2025 5:00pm to 6:15pm
University of Iowa Main Library
The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights' Fall 2025 One Community, One Book (OCOB) selection is They Don't Want Her There: Fighting Sexual and Racial Harassment in the American University, by Carolyn Chalmers. OCOB is an annual community-wide reading project. This conversation with the author and litigant Jean Jew is free and open to the public. This event will be hosted in person at Shambaugh Auditorium in the University of Iowa Main Library. Paid public parking is available in the...
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UI Center for Human Rights Fund