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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Dec3SURF Information SessionMcHugh Hall4:00 PM
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Award program provides support to undergraduate students engaged in summer research and creative projects supervised by a UConn faculty member. Students planning to apply for a SURF Award for summer 2025 should plan to attend a SURF Info Session. OUR staff will review the components of the application as well as the timeline and eligibility criteria.
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Dec4Wednesday Workshops: Hana Maruyama “The Land Is Fenced: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands”Walter Childs Wood Hall1:15 PM
UConn History Professor Hana Maruyama joins us for our Wednesday Workshops Lecture Series with “The Land Is Fenced”: The Role of Japanese American Incarcerated Labor in the Formation of Settler Property on Indigenous Lands”.
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Dec4UCHI Fellow’s Talk: Janet Pritchard on Connecticut River Views & StoriesHomer Babbidge Library3:30 PM
A talk by UCHI faculty fellow Janet Pritchard on “Abiding River: Connecticut River Views & Stories,” with a response by Joscha Jelitzki.
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Jan28Undergraduate Fellowship Information SessionHomer Babbidge Library4:00 PM
An information session for students interested in applying to the CLAS/UCHI UConn Humanities Research Fellowship or other fellowships for undergraduate researchers.
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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