THE C E N T E R FOR R A C E , E T H N IC ITY, AND HUM AN RIGHTS
REHR Spring 2021 Virtual Events
Contributed by Kevin Moncrief, Ph.D., Vice President for Mission Integration/Co-Director of the REHR Center The Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Human Rights (REHR Center) mission is to provide space and resources for students and faculty of Soka University of America to engage in inquiry, research, and constructive dialogue related to race, ethnicity, human rights, and their intersections. President Ed Feasel formed the Center in July of 2020 in an effort to further implement the university’s mission and the commitment of its founder, Daisaku Ikeda, to global citizenship, respect for human diversity, equality, and human rights. In so doing, SUA also acknowledges the efforts of its student affinity groups in promoting a greater degree of diversity and inclusion in university life. The executive sponsor for the REHR Center is Vice President of Academic Affairs and Interim Dean of Faculty Michael Weiner. The membership of the REHR Center includes Kevin Moncrief, Ph.D., Vice President for Mission Integration/CoDirector of the REHR Center, Ian Olivo Read, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Director of International Studies/Co-Director of the REHR Center, Distinguished 28
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