Welcome to your second newsletter! We hope you have had a great first week.
A big thank you to everyone for coming out to our retreat this past Saturday and for making the event so successful! We had a great time and are thrilled to have such thoughtful and interesting new students joining our concentration. A retreat feedback survey can be found at the bottom of this email - please fill it out to let us know how we can improve for next year!
HRHP will now be accepting course substitution requests through our online portal in CampusGroups!
Reminder: The final day to add/drop courses for the Fall 2019 semester is Friday, September 13th!
Professor Susannah Friedman will host office hours this semester in 901A on Thursdays from 1-2pm. Professor Elazar Barkan will host office hours by appointment.
We are working on rescheduling the walking tour. To all who signed up, keep a look-out for a confirmation shortly. Thank you all for your patience!
The first 10 students to respond to this newsletter will get their choice of an HRHP mug or tote!
Teaching Human Rights in Classrooms and Communities Click link above for more information on the workshop and how to register!
Saturday, October 19th 2019 9:00am-5:00pm
Interchurch Center (475 Riverside Drive, New York NY, 10027, Room 320C)
Program Assistant, Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability (AHDA)
This position will work closely with the AHDA Program Assistant Director. The successful candidate will assist with programmatic aspects of the AHDA fellowship program. A list of responsibilities is as follows: maintain social media presence for the AHDA program; update and maintain the AHDA website; assist with finances related to the AHDA program; maintain office supplies and order supplies as necessary; assist with the planning and running of events; field student and visitor inquiries; occasional campus errands such as mail collection; special AHDA and ISHR-related research projects.
Carnegie Council 2019 Essay Contest: Internet Responsibility
ESSAY TOPIC: Is there an ethical responsibility to regulate the Internet? If so, why and to what extent? If not, why not?
Please include in your analysis an explanation (in your own words) of “responsibility” and what it means to “regulate” the Internet. Your essay should consider at least one specific issue or area where “regulation” (as you define it) might be considered. For example, you may choose to address censorship, Internet accessibility, net neutrality, social media, cyber security, or other Internet-related issues. You are not limited to the aforementioned choices when discussing regulation.
Essays must identify the actor(s) that should or should not be responsible for Internet regulation. This can include international organizations, governments, corporations, online communities, and/or individuals. You are not limited to these examples when discussing actors, and you may choose to specify an agency, organization, etc. related to the particular issue you are considering.
For more information, including requirements, eligibility, and submission guidelines, please visit the essay contest website here.
Student Ambassadors Program, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Ambassadors have a strong passion for ethical leadership, a commitment to social and global justice, and a desire to learn and to become involved with Carnegie Council. Carnegie Council Student Ambassadors come from a variety of academic majors, including political science, business, law, fine arts, history, and philosophy. Ambassadors have the opportunity to obtain professional development, explore their leadership and communication talents, and gain access to a unique career network in international affairs. Students have opportunities to become more involved with Carnegie Council activities as invited guests and participants in public programs.
This is an unpaid post, and we require a commitment of a full academic year. To apply, please send a note of interest and a resume/CV to aghanooni@cceia.org.
Student Spotlight: Eva McAvoy
MIA
HRHP
IO/UN Studies
Eva is a second-year MIA degree candidate cncentrating in Human Rights. Prior to her enrollment at SIPA, Eva served as a community health and water access agent with the US Peace Corps in Ghana for 2.5 years. Her most notable project included a volunteer-led fundraising effort and scholarship program which sponsored one full year of senior high school for 26 girls throughout Ghana. She spent summer 2019 conducting research in Bangui, Central African Republic on a team of four SIPA colleagues in an effort to determine whether the context of the ongoing conflict is conducive to an effective and successful disarmament, demobilization, and reintigration program.
At SIPA, she acts as the Human Rights Program Assistant, and serves as the President of the SIPA Returned Peace Corps Volunteers student group.
