The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights is an interdisciplinary endeavor established in the fall of 2000. Created by funds from an anonymous donor that have been matched by the State of Florida, the Center has the mandate of I) facilitating the development of interdisciplinary human rights-related courses throughout the university and of fostering human rights scholarship; II) establishing human rights field placements for FSU students; and III) supporting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout the world that engage in human rights work.