German Studies Student Wins Prestigious Fellowship
Guerlina Philogene, a senior in German Studies’ dual-degree EUROBIZ program, has been named a graduate fellow in the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Program, funded by the United States Department of State and administered by Howard University. The program, which welcomes applications from members of underserved minority communities, prepares students for foreign service careers […]
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LCL Ph.D. Student Wins International Fellowship
Doctoral student Joscha Valentin Jelitzki was awarded the Franz Werfel Fellowship by the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD) in the spring of 2024. He is currently in Vienna conducting the research that the Fellowship was awarded to support. Joscha joined the department in 2019 as a PhD student in German and Judaic Studies. In his […]
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Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann receives UCHI fellowship
Congratulations to Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann on her 2023-24 academic year Humanities Institute fellowship! Katerina, an Associate Professor of Spanish Studies, will bring a project entitled “Aimé Césaire and His Cuban Comrades in Art.” Katerina writes that the project “examines the relationships of solidarity and translation between Martinican poet, dramatist, essayist, and politician Aimé Césaire and […]
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Nada Elshabrawy Wins Harriott Fellowship
Nada Elshabrawy has been awarded UConn’s Harriott Fellowship for outstanding young scholars who have been admitted to doctoral programs at the University of Connecticut. Recipients of these fellowship represent the very best applicants to graduate programs at the University. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to enhancing diversity in higher education and/or a commitment to […]
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Mar11Central America in the Crosshairs of WarThe Dodd Center for Human Rights3:30 PM
Associate Professor Scott Wallace argues that U.S. policies championing military solutions over diplomacy and human rights in Central America in the 1980s led to the regional upheaval that continues to drive waves of immigration to the U.S. southern border.
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Mar12UCHI Faculty Talk: Diane Lillo-Martin on Bimodal BilingualismHomer Babbidge Library12:15 PM
A research talk by UConn faculty member Diane Lillo-Martin on “How Bimodal Bilingualism Counters Audism and Linguicism.”
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Mar12UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Grégory Pierrot on Malcolm X and Ronald L FairHomer Babbidge Library3:30 PM
A research talk by UCHI faculty fellow Grégory Pierrot, entitled “The Fire This Time: Ronald L. Fair’s Many Thousand Gone, a Forgotten Fable.” With a response by Danielle Pieratti.
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Mar20Yiddish Tish12:00 PM
The Yiddish Tish online luncheon discussion group is a small gathering of those interested in Yiddish from campus and the wider community.
Rahul Koonathara Win Prestigious Doctoral Fellowship
Rahul Koonathara has been awarded UConn’s Harriott Fellowship for outstanding young scholars who have been admitted to doctoral programs at the University of Connecticut. Recipients of these fellowship represent the very best applicants to graduate programs at the University. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to enhancing diversity in higher education and/or a commitment to […]
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