Professor Elke Heckner recognized with Global Curriculum Development Award from UI International Programs (IP) to create a new course on recent developments in international criminal law as well as non-juridical approaches to conflict resolution, providing students with up-to-date tools of critical analysis regarding war crimes.

Associate professor of instruction Kirsten Kumpf Baele establishes the Anne Frank Initiative (AFI) with a mission to investigate Anne Frank’s literary contributions and her legacy in a more contemporary context.