By Vincent Schiffiano, M.A. Student Recently the M.A. in Human Rights student met with Dr. Kent Hill. Dr. Hill is an example of a man whose life will never run out of stories and is as varied as it is accomplished. Beginning his journey as a fallen-away Christian in college, he decided to pursue Russian […]
On September 7, students in the M.A. in Human Rights program meet with the Religious Freedom Institute’s president, Thomas Farr, to learn about the understanding and promotion of religious freedom as a human right. Dr. Farr shared his experience in transitioning from a career in the U.S. Army and at the State Department to his […]
by José Freire Nunes, M.A. Student The current MA in Human Rights class had the privilege of attending a remote presentation last Wednesday given by Anilda Rodrigues, program officer for the World Youth Alliance in the United States. The World Youth Alliance (“WYA”) is a non-governmental organization started in 1999 by 21-year-old Anna Halpine […]
By Human Rights Graduate Student, Veronica Smaldone The newest cohort for the MA in Human Rights visited the Museum of the Bible as part of the program’s orientation held on Friday, August 26. After an introduction by Program Director William Saunders, the University’s Provost, Aaron Dominguez, Professors Bradley Lewis and David Walsh, and Chinese human […]
This past month, William Saunders, Director of the M.A. in Human Rights Program, taught at the Free Society Seminar. The seminar was founded in 2001 by Catholic intellectual Michael Novak with the aim of creating a dialogue with students in countries formerly in the Soviet Union about the various political, economic, and moral-cultural elements essential […]
by Brandon Showalter At the conclusion of an extraordinary year, the MA in Human Rights cohort had the privilege of meeting and connecting with Prof. Robert Destro of the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America. His areas of expertise include international human rights, religious freedom, and bioethics. Destro served as the […]
