Weissberg Chair In Human Rights And Social Justice
The Weissberg Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice was established in 1999, and each year a distinguished individual who has made important contributions to understanding and defending human rights and social justice on the international stage is invited to campus for a week-long residency.
August 16, 2019
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Weissberg Chair Residency
Weissberg Chair Residency
<picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg" width="1000" height="668" alt="Weissberg Chair Eskinder Negash, Senior Vice President for Global Engagement for the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants ..." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2008_BC100-111.rev.1565982021.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
Weissberg Chair Eskinder Negash, Senior Vice President for Global Engagement for the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) presents his keynote speech.
Amanda Reseburg <picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg" width="1000" height="668" alt="Weissberg Chair Eskinder Negash, Senior Vice President for Global Engagement for the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants ..." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2009_BC100-128.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
Weissberg Chair Eskinder Negash, Senior Vice President for Global Engagement for the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) converses with students in class.
Amanda Reseburg <picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg" width="1000" height="668" alt="A student asks Weissberg Chair Eskinder Negash questions in class." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2011_BC100-144.rev.1565982022.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
A student asks Weissberg Chair Eskinder Negash questions in class.
Amanda Reseburg <picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Professor Rachel Ellett with Weissberg Chair Joel Simon in class." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2019_J68A5612.rev.1565982875.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
Professor Rachel Ellett with Weissberg Chair Joel Simon in class.
Megan O’Leary <picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/500/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/500/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/800/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/800/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="Students converse with Weissberg Chair Joel Simon in class." srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/12/width/1000/2015_J68A5544.rev.1565982874.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
Students converse with Weissberg Chair Joel Simon in class.
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