Julie Leftwich appointed Director of International Peace and Security Initiatives
Julie Leftwich has been appointed to the newly created position of director of international peace and security Initiatives at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. In this role, she will lead efforts to establish a Center for International Peace and Security for the College, to serve as a practice-based wing of the renowned Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. The new center will work to support global organizations and institutions dedicated to advancing human rights, gender, peace, and security, and to build expertise in the field. It will expand international human rights opportunities for law students to directly support projects for global partners, facilitate policy-based experiences, help facilitate post-graduate employment opportunities with organizations in the fields of peace, security, gender, and human rights, and serve as a hub for scholarship.
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