Ariella Kissin, who is pursuing the MA in Human Rights Studies, is one of three students participating in ISHR’s Student Volunteer Program (SVP) this summer.
Vanessa Fiuza shares her experience as a student in the Human Rights Studies M.A. Program and about the research she undertook while in Chile on a Field Research Grant. Vanessa was the first recipient of the Santiago Global Center’s Field Research Grant.
Gaisu Yari, HRSMA 2018, was selected as a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.
Elena Cata shares her experience as a student in the Human Rights Studies M.A. Program so far.
Daniil Alekseev, a recent graduate from the M.A. in Human Rights program, was awarded the Davis Fellowship.
Tetiana (Tanya) Kotelnykova, HRSMA 2023, was selected as a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award.
In honor of HRAP’s 35th anniversary, ISHR has asked Columbia University alumni to share their recollections of the program. The second alumnus to be featured is Rose Anderson who earned the HRSMA from ISHR in 2014.
In honor of HRAP’s 35th anniversary, ISHR has asked Columbia University alumni to share their recollections of the program. The first alumnus to be featured is Caroline Fidan Tyler Doenmez who earned the HRSMA from ISHR in 2015.
Congratulations to Taylor Rae Almonte-Roman, HRSMA student, on receiving one of the 2023-2024 Social Justice Mini-Grants for her podcast, On the Outside.
Alberta Christina Cahya Pertiwi shares her experience as a student in the Human Rights Studies M.A. Program so far.
Della Maggio (she/her) was selected by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to be one of the 2023 awardees of the Dr. Devon T. Wade Mentorship, Service, and Advocacy Award.
Brooke Helmick (HRSMA, Class of 2023) was the Audience Choice winner at the GSAS MA SynThesis Competition.