Promoting Faculty, Student, and Community Engagement with Human Rights
The Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights (GFCCHR) was established in 2017 through the generosity of Shirley and Leonard Goldstein's children: Don Goldstein, Kathy Goldstein-Helm, and Gail Raznick. It brings energy and expertise to coordinate and expand a broad range of human rights initiatives at UNO. The holder of the community chair supports and enhances the work of the GCHR by serving on the executive committee and one of the three standing committees, as well as partnering on events and initiatives.
The third holder of the GFCCHR is Dr. Lana Obradovic, Associate Professor of Political Science. Obradovic previously served on the Goldstein Center for Human Rights (GCHR) Executive Committee, working to promote the understanding of human rights issues through teaching, research and creative activity, and both national and international community engagement. In addition, she is the Director of International Studies and Program Director of the BOLD Civic Engagement Fellowship Program, a project funded by the U.S. Embassies in Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia that develops a robust network of young leaders in the Balkans working to create innovative solutions to civic engagement issues in their communities. She has taught teaches courses in international relations and comparative politics for the past 22 years at St. John’s University, City University of New York, and Mercy College in New York City, and at Yonsei University in South Korea. She is the author of Gender Integration in NATO Military Forces (Routledge, 2014), which won the ERGOMAS 2015 Best Book in Civil-Military Relations award in Tel Aviv. She is also the 2021 UNO Faculty Excellence in Engagement award recipient.
Previous Goldstein Family Community Chairs
Dr. Ramazan Kılınç, Ph.D., 2023-2024
Laura Alexander, Ph.D., 2017-2023