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:
Certificate in Human Rights
The Center for Human Rights offers the undergraduate Certificate in Human Rights, awarded by the College of Law.
Working Groups
The UICHR supports faculty working groups to encourage innovative, interdisciplinary research and scholarship on campus.
Iowa Human Rights Network
The Iowa Human Rights Network is a collective of faculty members from institutions across the state of Iowa.
Events
Global Perspectives: Practicing Refugee and Asylum Law
As part of a Global Perspectives Event series, Professor Luke Hall will be lecturing on his experience practicing refugee and asylum law, followed by a Q&A session. Professor Hall is an immigration attorney with 14 years of experience at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), including serving as a Worldwide Refugee Officer and Supervisor and in other leadership roles. Their work focuses on asylum, humanitarian protections, and immigration advocacy.