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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Mar26International Women’s DayStudent Union11:30 AM
Empowered Harmony: Unity and Diversity
Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. -
Mar26Wednesday Workshop - Wellington Castellucci JuniorWood Hall12:15 PM
Join the Department of History for a talk from Wellington Castellucci, Jr. about his research on whaling history titled “Whalemen Go Down from the North: The History of the North American Whale Hunt in the South Atlantic, Especially Along the Brazilian Coast- 1760 to 1850”
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Mar26UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Sara Matthiesen on Reproductive JusticeHomer Babbidge Library3:30 PM
A research talk by UCHI visiting scholar Sara Matthiesen (Associate Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at George Washington University) on “‘Free Abortion on Demand’ after Roe: A Reproductive Justice History of Abortion Organizing in the United States,” with a response by Peter Zarrow.
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Mar26The Souls of Jewish FolkThe Dodd Center for Human Rights4:00 PM
James M. Thomas, author of The Souls of Jewish Folk: W.E.B. du Bois, Antisemitism, and the Color Line and Associate Professor of Sociology at University Mississippi will be leading a book talk, followed by discussion and light refreshments in person at UConn’s Konover Auditorium or via Zoom. This hybrid event is sponsored by the Gene and Georgia Mittelman Lecture in Judaic Studies fund.
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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