Natan Sharansky is a human rights activist, prominent Israeli leader and author who spent nine years in soviet prisons as a Refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. Read More »

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
7:30 PM at the Eisemann Center

As a human rights leader, activist and educator, Rick Halperin, director of SMU’s Human Rights Program, has devoted his life to a single theme – there is no such thing as a lesser person. His work has impacted thousands of SMU undergraduate and graduate students. To date more than 600 participants have traveled with Human Rights faculty and staff to 28 countries, including an annual trip in late December to Holocaust sites in Poland. In addition to his work at SMU, Halperin has held numerous leadership positions in human rights and social justice organizations. Read More »