Artificial Intelligence and the Human
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.
Student Success
The Student Success Initiative seeks to support undergraduate student research in the humanities and social sciences and to build a vibrant community of humanities student-scholars at UConn. It offers a fellowship program, as well as supportive programming on careers, graduate work, and more. This initiative is made possible through the work and dedication of our undergraduate advisory council.
Environmental Humanities Initiative
The Environmental Humanities Initiative brings together scholars, students, and community partners working on environmental issues. It seeks to nurture scholarship at the intersection of the humanities and environmental studies by supporting conferences, reading groups, workshops, and idea incubators. It aims to bridge disciplinary boundaries and foster meaningful dialogue among diverse voices—across campus, Connecticut, and beyond.
Faculty Success: Thriving at Every Career Stage
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. We also offer a host of supportive programming on career self-assessment, time management, and publication strategies.
New England Humanities Consortium
The New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC) promotes and strengthens intellectual collaboration, interdisciplinary exchange, and innovative educational, intercultural, and curricular programming among New England Humanities centers and institutes, and the faculty, students, and regional, national, and global communities they serve. The programming and activities of the NEHC are made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the participating institutions. UCHI was the founder of NEHC and served as its first administrative hub through June 2021.
Folger Institute Consortium
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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World Poetry Books
World Poetry Books is committed to publishing exceptional translations of poetry from a broad range of languages and traditions, bringing the work of modern masters, emerging voices, and pioneering innovators from around the world to English-language readers in affordable trade editions. Founded in 2017 by UConn professor Peter Constantine, World Poetry Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and charitable organization based in New York City and affiliated with the University of Connecticut, where it offers publishing internships, sponsors student translation awards, and co-sponsors events with poets and translators.To find out more, and to purchase books, please visit World Poetry Books.
