Welcome to the Rapoport Center

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice serves as a focal point for critical, interdisciplinary analysis and practice of human rights and social justice. Our goal is to promote the economic and political enfranchisement of marginalized individuals and groups both locally and globally. We invite you to explore this site to learn more about our work at the intersection of academics and advocacy.

In Memoriam: Zipporah B. Wiseman

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Upcoming Events

May 24 – June 18, 2021
2021 Pop-Up Institute | Beyond the Future of Work: New Paradigms for Addressing Global Inequality

An inter-disciplinary and cross-campus initiative supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research. This initiative expands the boundaries of our investigation by engaging researchers from across the University of Texas campus.
October 28, 2021
Seventh Annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights

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Latest News

February 9, 2021

Postdoctoral Fellow Mishal Khan publishes chapter in new book on the histories of racial capitalism

Khan's chapter is called “The Indebted Among the “Free”: Producing Indian Labor through the Layers of Racial Capitalism.”

Source: Columbia University Press

February 1, 2021

In Memoriam: Professor Zipporah Wiseman

We mourn the loss of our good friend, colleague, and Rapoport Center faculty affiliate Zipporah B. Wiseman.

December 22, 2020

UT study: Politics put Texas construction workers at risk early in outbreak

The study found that political decisions, including Gov. Greg Abbott's mandate to allow construction work to continue during the coronavirus pandemic's outset, placed employees in that sector at risk.

Source: Austin American-Statesman

December 13, 2020

Opinion: Worker exploitation in Texas’ throwaway culture

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice’s recent report on the inordinate effects of COVID-19 on Austin’s construction workers is damning, but not surprising.

Source: Austin American-Statesman

December 11, 2020

Austin’s Latino Construction Workers Have Been Pummeled By COVID. Researchers Say Economic Policies, Rapid Growth Are To Blame.

Economic policies and rapid growth in Austin led to COVID-19 outbreaks among mostly Latino construction workers in the area, a new report finds.

Source: KUT, Austin's NPR Station

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