Promoting Civil and Human Rights
The Klau Center engages its mission to promote civil and human rights in three ways. Through academic programs, we seek to make the study of civil and human rights a centerpiece of education at Notre Dame. Through support of research and curricular development, we seek to broaden our understanding of these issues. Through initiatives and public events, we seek to engage a broader audience and encourage innovative approaches to promoting human dignity.
The Klau Center participates in a collaborative community of scholars and students at the Keough School of Global Affairs, whose efforts are focused on advancing a holistic vision of human flourishing. Our combined dedication to promoting peace, prosperity, and justice are central to the mission of the University of Notre Dame.
The Klau Mission
We engage with students at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate level, providing opportunities for study and research in critical areas.
We support students and faculty in research, engagement, and teaching on civil and human rights issues.
We seek to provide leadership on critical issues of justice, helping to shape innovative, principled, and hopeful practices to promote human dignity.
This new initiative seeks to give voice to the Notre Dame community on issues of racial identity and race relations. Through audio and video recordings and written narratives, the archive will be a valuable research and classroom teaching resource.
Developed in partnership with the Hesburgh Libraries, Convocate is an innovative online research tool that brings documents from Catholic social teaching into dialogue with instruments of international human rights law.
The Klau Center gathers a community of students committed to civil and human rights. Our student affiliate program, open to both undergraduate and graduate students, provides opportunities for rich extracurricular activities, exclusive funding for research, and valuable community-building.
Making a Global Impact
Klau Center Happenings