The Humanities Institute is committed to fostering collaboration, research, and conversation on artificial intelligence (AI) and the human. As artificial intelligence technologies, including large language model text generators like ChatGPT, become increasingly common and commercially available, we need scholars from all disciplines to help us make sense of the role they play in our world and to understand their values and pitfalls.

The Faculty Success Initiative seeks to support faculty members at every stage of their careers, with particular emphasis on supporting faculty at the Associate Professor rank as they move forward in their work as scholars and leaders. As of 2024, one faculty fellowship each year will be designated for a faculty member at the Associate Professor rank so that they can complete their next research project. We also offer a book manuscript workshop for Associate Professors, as well as a host of supportive programming on career self-assessment, time management, and publication strategies.

In 2014 UConn became a Consortium member of the prestigious Folger Institute, a center for advanced study and collections-focused research in the humanities. Through its multi-disciplinary cross-cultural programs and residential research fellowships, the Folger Institute gathers knowledge communities and establishes fresh research and teaching agendas for early modern humanities. The Consortium acts as an advisory body to the Institute, with members meeting bi-annually in D.C. to work with Folger staff on program development and scholarly outreach, among other things. By virtue of UConn's membership, our students, staff, and faculty have access to the Institute’s tremendous range of research, educational and artistic offerings. Learn more about Folger Institute Consortium.

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