A new documentary that explores the under-explored domestic life of African poet Phillis Wheatley Peters, commonly referred to as Phillis Wheatley, was screened at the Konover Auditorium, located i…

Join us for a celebration of the publication of former UCHI fellow Micki McElya’s new book, Liberation Summer: The Moment That Changed the Women’s Movement ...

Richard Brown Dissertation Fellow Ananda Griffin (Philosophy) takes Black feminists' claims about emotion seriously and places them in conversation wit ...

A panel of recent UConn PhDs and UConn faculty offer advice for current graduate students on navigating the academic job market. Sept 25, 12:15pm. Virtual

In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters (dir. Leslie Askew) is a documentary that uncovers the little-known love story of Phillis Wheatley—America’s first Blac ...

Dissertation Research Scholar Sarah Nuamah Boateng (Communication) will explore how Black women use communication with health care providers as a central si ...

The conference aims to take stock of the attack on human rights discourses and institutions and identify ways of advocating for human rights that are relevant to the current authoritarian era. The his...

Najnin Islam explores the oceanic passage of Indian indentured laborers as site for understanding British perceptions of race and caste. April 29, 3:30pm.

Sugita and Rebecca, two of our 2026 Story Slam story tellers, bond over their shared love of loving and spending time with their community, feeling seen by their friends and family, and how the best…

Najnin Islam explores the oceanic passage of Indian indentured laborers as site for understanding British perceptions of race and caste. April 29, 3:30pm.

UConn Story Slam offers students an opportunity to show as well as tell

2026 Story Slam storytellers Thomas and PJ talk about how technology and digital connection can never replace touch, warmth, physical connection, community building, and shared space organizing.…

Najnin Islam explores the oceanic passage of Indian indentured laborers as site for understanding British perceptions of race and caste. April 29, 3:30pm.

Undergraduate Research Fellows Josephine Burke and Suleen Kareem present their research projects on higher education in prisons and Kurdish women’s experien ...

Get to know two of our 2026 Story Slam storytellers, Nicole and Jenna, as they discuss their connections to people and places, the importance of slowing down, enjoying music and plants, and how…

Undergraduate Research Fellows Josephine Burke and Suleen Kareem present their research projects on higher education in prisons and Kurdish women’s experien ...

The Humanities Institute held their annual Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 10 for the students and faculty of the University of Connecticut.

Undergraduate Research Fellows Josephine Burke and Suleen Kareem present their research projects on higher education in prisons and Kurdish women’s experien ...

Michael Lynch (UConn) delivers his talk, “AI, Rights, and Epistemic Agency” at the What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? Symposium. October 9, 2025 at the University of Connecticut…

UCHI is proud to announce its twenty-fifth class of humanities fellows, with projects that cover time frames from the prehistoric to the present day and eng ...

Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows Autumn Scott (History) and Bryce Turner (Anthropology & Molecular and Cell Biology) present their research pro ...

Brendan Kane and Nana Amos offer thoughts on what constitutes “structured dialogue,” how it differs from other communicative modes, and how it might be usef ...

Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows Autumn Scott (History) and Bryce Turner (Anthropology & Molecular and Cell Biology) present their research pro ...

Six students will perform their personal stories in an intimate show reflecting on issues of social isolation and connection. April 14, 3:30pm.

Six students will perform their personal stories in an intimate show reflecting on issues of social isolation and connection. April 14, 3:30pm.

John Murphy (UConn) delivers his talk, “The Coming AI Rights Revolution” at the What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? Symposium. October 9, 2025 at the University of Connecticut Humanities…

The Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium (HURS) celebrates the contributions of UConn’s undergraduate students to research in the humanities, social ...

Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows Autumn Scott (History) and Bryce Turner (Anthropology & Molecular and Cell Biology) present their research pro ...

Brendan Kane and Nana Amos offer thoughts on what constitutes “structured dialogue,” how it differs from other communicative modes, and how it might be usef ...

Six students will perform their personal stories in an intimate show reflecting on issues of social isolation and connection. April 14, 3:30pm.

Avijit Ghost delivers his talk, “Our Rights in an AI Infused Society,” at the What Are We Talking About When We Talk About AI? Symposium. October 9, 2025 at the University of Connecticut Humanities…

The award committee has awarded Elva Orozco Mendoza’s The Maternal Contract the 2026 Sharon Harris Book Award, with an honorable mention for Emma Amador’s T ...

April Anson traces today’s rise of ecofascist climate rhetoric to a long tradition of American ecofascist storytelling. April 1, 3:30pm.

April Anson traces today’s rise of ecofascist climate rhetoric to a long tradition of American ecofascist storytelling. April 1, 3:30pm.

Sabrina Claman, DMD MFA, presents her thesis film Christmas Breaking, an animated short drawn from Claman's gradmother’s passing in 2010, told through ...

Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, which this year received support from a fell ...