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FSU faculty and students contribute to environmental and poverty relief efforts in Haiti

Published: April 22, 2021 | 10:54 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Villagers in Haiti planting grass on eroded slopes to reduce soil erosion

With Earth Day upon us, Florida State University students and faculty continue to show how they can make a difference and demonstrate their support for environmental protection in Haiti through behind-the-scenes environmental and poverty relief efforts. FSU’s Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Center for Global Engagement and the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science have joined with Tallahassee-based nonprofit Better Universe and Citizens to help combat soil erosion in Haiti. The effort has the potential […]

Leah Singleton

Published: May 5, 2020 | 2:16 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Leah Singleton, a graduating senior at Florida State University, found an unexpected world of opportunities at FSU as she began a career in public service. In high school, Singleton discovered the broad scope of human trafficking issues when she lent a hand at a local nonprofit in her hometown of Winter Springs, Florida. As a result, […]

FSU hosts global social work and human rights scholar Vishanthie Sewpaul

Published: January 30, 2019 | 4:59 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University students, faculty and staff stood hand-in-hand and swayed back and forth to songs in tribute of the late Nelson Mandela, during a lecture on the South African leader’s legacy Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Broad Auditorium in the Claude Pepper Center. This somewhat unusual spectacle took place at the urging of Vishanthie […]

Expert Pitch: FSU faculty member available to discuss human rights topics

Published: December 6, 2018 | 4:32 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

The 70th anniversary of Human Rights Day is observed every year on Dec. 10, and people around the world will pause to celebrate its significance. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly established the day in conjunction with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is one of the most translated documents […]

FSU to host documentary screening on long-time human rights activist

Published: April 4, 2018 | 4:03 pm | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights along with the FSU College of Motion Picture Arts will host a screening of their jointly produced documentary on a U.S. human rights activist desperately seeking answers about her husband’s disappearance and murder. The documentary, “40 Years Searching for the Truth,” examines the journey […]

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