Who was Enrique Serra Padrós?

Public University Journal Profile of the teacher who names the UFRGS Memory and Truth Commission

The university newspaper published a special report dedicated to the trajectory of Professor Enrique Serra Padrós, who names the UFRGS Memory and Truth Commission, instituted in 2023.

Enrique was a professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH), working in the Department of History and the Postgraduate Program in History of UFRGS. Died on December 23, 2021.

Specialist in History of Latin America and researcher of the period of dictatorships in the South Cone, Serra played a role in studies on authoritarianism and memory, as well as strong performance in human rights committees and the construction of repair policies at the University.

The UFRGS Memory and Truth Commission bears its name in honor of its academic contribution and its commitment to human rights. The Commission aims to investigate and make public the impacts of the civil-military dictatorship on the university community.