Libraries February 28, 2023

E is for Everyone

Librarian Zachary Lewis helped select 82 inaugural titles to establish OhioLINK’s diversity, equity, and inclusion e-book collection.

Human Rights February 27, 2023

Law Student Insights on Critical Race and Feminist Legal Theory Series (Part 4)

While lawfare may be a recent concept in legal academia, its use dates back generations in the United States. A prime example of lawfare in motion is the War on Drugs, a generational effort to disrupt minority communities under the mask of curbing drug usage. The War on Drugs failed to end drug usage in the United States, but it achieved substantial growth in the jail system, an increase unevenly made up of people of color.

Human Rights February 24, 2023

Law Student Insights on Critical Race and Feminist Legal Theory Series (Part 3)

The “reasonable person” standard used in US law since the 1800s is outdated, because it ignores issues of  race and gender, and  contributes to negative qualities of colorblindness in the legal community. This objective standard of rationality creates inequality in the legal field that affects many minorities.

Human Rights February 22, 2023

Law Student Insights on Critical Race and Feminist Legal Theory Series (Part 2)

In 2022, two million people are imprisoned in America and around 35% of them are Black men. A direct link exists between the American systems of slavery, forced convict labor and the modern mass incarceration of Black men.

Human Rights February 21, 2023

Law Student Insights on Critical Race and Feminist Legal Theory Series (Part 1)

Critical race and feminist legal theory are academic concepts that deal with various issues and social constructs but cross over in one theory: intersectionality. You may have heard the term intersectionality discussed in the news and media, but do you really understand what intersectionality is and why it is important?

Human Rights February 09, 2023

Constitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa

On January 12, 2023, the Human Rights Center, in partnership with the Frances Lewis Law Center Washington and Lee School of Law, Lexington, VA, the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, University of the Western Cape, South Africa in association with the Center for Global Affairs, New York University hosted the book launch, Constitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Research February 08, 2023

Surviving ‘Survivor’ — research finds racial and gender discrimination in voting

Survivor contestants discriminate based on race and gender in how they vote people off the island, according to a new study led by a UD psychologist.

Law February 08, 2023

Law Student Earns Scholarship From The Ohio Bar

See why it’s what came with the scholarship that really got Katie Wilkie’s attention.

Human Rights January 26, 2023

Join the Global Human Rights Movement in 2023

Mary Tyler of Mary E. Tyler Consulting, LLC. writes for the Dayton Daily News about Human Rights Cities and the Dayton c

Human Rights January 10, 2023

Fall 2022 student events elevate sensitive human rights issues at UD

Last semester student interns at the Human Rights Center planned, facilitated, presented at and attended events on campus. Read some of their reflections and insights taken from events on reproductive justice, Indigenous Peoples’ rights and invisible disabilities.