Year of International Human Rights dedicated to Professor Art Sandler's memory
The College of Arts & Sciences dedicates the Year of International Human Rights to the memory of Professor Art Sandler. Sandler, who started Webster's Human Rights Program, died August 9, 2008. An endowed scholarship fund has been set up in his honor. Share your memories and thoughts about Art.
Congratulations, 'Passport' Winners!
We congratulate students who have received prizes through the Passport Programs, which rewards attendance at 2008-09 Year of International Human Rights events.
--45 students received ONE tee-shirts for attending five or more events.
--6 students, who attended 10 or more events, received ONE tee-shirts made by Edun, an African company run by U2 star Bono.
--2 students, seniors Angela Hagans and Nick Stevens, received I-Pods. They were the winners of a drawing for the five students who attended 15 or more YIHR events.
Watch Our Year of International Human Rights Video
It's the easy way to get an overview of this special academic year.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights booklet
The College of Arts & Sciences is serious about human rights, and we're circulating 20,000 copies of the UDHR to prove it.
Passport Program
Take part in the Passport Program when you attend Year of International Human Rights events. The rules are simple. The rewards are worth it.
ONE Campaign
The College of Arts & Sciences is proud to partner with the ONE Campaign in its Year of International Human Rights events. The ONE Campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease, and efforts to fight such problems in developing countries.
Year of IHR Journal
See the year’s events at a glance.
Teach-in Focuses on Nonviolence
Current Issues in Human Relations students held a teach-in on Sept. 22, International Peace Day.
Webster University Institute for Human Rights
Hands-on projects and guest speakers helped high school students learn more about human rights during the inaugural summer institute, held June 9-26.
Freshman seminars
Fall 2008 freshman seminar participants discussed A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah's memoirs of his days as a boy soldier in Sierra Leone, and focused on human rights in a variety of other ways.
Resources for A Long Way Gone
Find teaching resources, discussion and study questions, a reader's guide, and and co-curricular activities.
Des Lee Professor
We welcome South African human rights activist Rashida Manjoo as Webster's 2008-09 E. Desmond Lee Professor for Global Awareness. Faculty essays
College of Arts & Sciences faculty discuss their discipline's -- or their Webster University campus' -- human rights connection.
Bachelor of Arts degree in International Human Rights
In 2005, Webster University began offering the first bachelor of arts degree in International Human Rights in the United States.
Author Ishmael Beah Speaks at Webster
More than 700 people attended a Dec. 3 talk by Ishmael Beah in Grant Gym. Beah’s book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, was required reading for freshman seminar classes. Read the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, and view photos from the talk.
A&S Hosts Curtis Roosevelt
Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, visited the Webster Groves campus on Dec. 9 & 10. During his stay, Roosevelt visited a class; met with students, administrators, and faculty; and delivered a talk on the evening of Dec. 10. During his talk, he discussed his grandmother's pivotal role in making the Universal Declaration of Human Rights a reality.
Dec. 10 marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the UDHR. View photos from Roosevelt's talk.
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