What is identity?
Programming
The Humanities Institute brings big questions to life by bringing new writers, publishers and scholars to the university community.
Food for Thought
UCHI supports a variety of programs to encourage dialogue and discourse in the humanities.
Programs and Lecture Series
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Fellows’ Talks
All fellows give a public talk during their year in residence. It is an opportunity both to highlight their project and research goals, but also to get feedback and input.
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Faculty Success
This faculty success initiative offeers a host of supportive programming on career self-assessment, time management, and publication strategies.
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Medical Humanities & Arts
The Medical Humanities & Arts Initiative sponsors events that bring together humanistic and artistic explorations of medicine, health, and social justice.
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Popular Culture Initiative
The popular culture initiative invites and facilitates investigations into popular film, television, music, games, and the internet, and many other popular texts and practices, through invited speakers, a podcast, a working group, and more.