Greman Studies student Guerlina Philogene

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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Jelitzki

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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  • Feb
    9
    Mapping the History of the Vanishing Shanghai Jewish Refugee Quarter
    3:00 PM

    UConn Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life is co-sponsoring a special Zoom event entitled: “Involuntary Journeys #2: Mapping the History of the Vanishing Shanghai Jewish Refugee Quarter.”

  • Feb
    10
    Jews in Space on Screen!
    7:00 PM

    Co-sponsored by UConn Center for Judaic Studies and University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, this Zoom event features Jennifer Caplan of University of Cincinnati who will share a presentation about Jewish characters in science fiction film and television.


  • Feb
    12
    UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Jesse Olsavsky on Pan-Africanism
    Homer Babbidge Library
    3:30 PM

    A research talk by UCHI visiting scholar Jesse Olsavsky.

  • Feb
    12
    BORDERLAND | The Line Within - Human Rights Film+ Series
    The Dodd Center for Human Rights
    4:00 PM

    Join the Human Rights Film+ Series for BORDERLAND | The Line Within, a documentary revealing the profitable, militarized system targeting immigrants. Discover how communities in its shadow are building a movement intent on securing human rights for all. Stay for a post-show discussion with filmmakers Paco de Onís and Pamela Yates.

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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