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Center for Peace, Justice and Human Rights听(PJHR)

Launched in 2014, the Center for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (PJHR) Initiative grew out of FAU鈥檚 highly successful Peace Studies Program, which was founded in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters in 1999. PJHR is one of nine key 鈥減latforms鈥 in the University鈥檚 Strategic Plan. The Center is a university-wide, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary effort that brings together scholars, students, practitioners, and community leaders engaged in the themes of justice, human rights, and peace and nonviolence.

Our collaborative community includes students, university staff, and community partners, as well as dozens of Faculty Affiliates who represent disciplines from across the university and FAU鈥檚 six campuses. PJHR听 includes the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education and the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program. Together, we are the diverse faculty, staff, and students at a Hispanic-Serving public university, located at the crossroads of the United States and the Caribbean, who believe it is possible and necessary to create a more just, peaceful and equitable world. Our goal is to create positive change locally, nationally, and internationally by advancing knowledge and bold solutions to social problems through our research, teaching and learning, and community engagement.



76-UDHR-Event Spirit of Human Rights Award Winners Announced:
PJHR's main signature event held on December 10, 2025 featured a keynote lecture and concluded with a hors d鈥檕euvres banquet and awards ceremony for the 2025 Spirit of Human Rights awards recipients... Learn More...

NEWS
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A Forgotten Chapter of 绿茶直播's Maritime History
PJHR faculty affiliate Rina Bousalis, Ph.D., recently published a book called the "The 绿茶直播 Sponge War: Conflict Between Key West and the Gulf Towns鈥
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PJHR in collaboration with the 绿茶直播 Atlantic Teachers' Research Group: Hispanic Serving Entities
Faculty and Students Join Forces to Support Peace Efforts in Colombia
Translation of Colombian Truth Commission Reports into English
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The Lynn, Wold, Schmidt Ph.D. Fellowship in Peace Studies
This Fellowship supports one newly admitted student in the Comparative Studies Program whose research explores questions related to peace, nonviolence, and/or peacebuilding.
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Dilys Schoorman Receives Multicultural Educator Award for 2024
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Khrystyna Zai Master of Music in Violin Performance & Concertmaster of 绿茶直播 Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
Khrystyna Zai performs at event celebrating the Kurt & Marilyn Wallach Holocaust and Jewish Studies Building
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EVENTS
SCMS: Cries and Whispers, International Conference, Feb. 20
SCMS: Cries and Whispers, International Conference, Feb. 20
Culture and Society Bldg., 绿茶直播 Atlantic, Boca Raton
Mya Guarnieri
Author Reading and Q&A, Mya Guarnieri, Nov. 13
Crossing the Line: An Israeli-Palestinian Love Story
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From Incarceration to Inspiration with David Garlock
October 22, 12:30 pm at the Live Oak Pavilion in the Student Union, 绿茶直播 Atlantic, Boca Raton
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PJHR Research Talk Series 2025-26
September - December
Maui community of Lahaina burned by wildfire
PJHR Research Talk Series - Visual Methods in Disaster Research
Monday, March 10, 2025 at 1 pm: Talk by Kaila Witkowski, PhD, School of Public Administration
SPOTLIGHT
Vicki Rosenthal
Interactive Art Installation by Vicki Rosenthal during PJHR's 76th Anniversary Celebration of the UDHR
Vicki Rosenthal is a creative of social justice (an artivist) advancing advocacy through art using authentic stories to create understanding and equity. Her artistic works include distinctive designs on apparel, paintings,...
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Palina Prysmakova; Ales Bialatski
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ales Bialiatski and Me
Article by Palina Prysmakova, PJRH Affiliate and Associate Professor, School of Public Administration
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Dr. Ashley Graham Kennedy
Understanding Child Labor in Myanmar
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Holocaust and Jewish Studies at FAU