UConn Humanities Institute-UCHI

UConn Humanities Institute-UCHI UCHI is the central source of support for research in the humanities at the University of Connecticut

Founded in 2001, the UCHI seeks to enhance research and creativity in the humanities, broadly defined; it is a laboratory in which new ideas are posited, tested, debated, and refined through the intellectual exchanges that constitute the daily life of the Institute. It seeks to promote research productivity through fellowships, seminars, and workshop programs; through its support for lecturers fro

m outside the university; through co-sponsorship of conferences that advance specific fields of study and enhance the University of Connecticut's reputation; and through its advancement of graduate and undergraduate scholarship across disciplines. The Institute draws attention to the many avenues through which humanities scholarship enriches our understanding of the human condition and the ways in which such understanding helps to shape our global environment.

06/17/2026

At the 2026 UConn Story Slam, Rebecca Wahl told a story about how a dazzling, extroverted personality runs the risk of repelling even while it so desperately wants to attract. Watch her whole story here: https://youtu.be/KDqDUBWeevM

06/12/2026

2025–26 Undergraduate Research Fellow Autumn Scott spent the academic year studying trinities in world mythology, and examining why triple deities and three world cosmologies abound in so many parts of the world. Watch Autumn's research spotlight video here: https://youtu.be/YHx4koANsG0

06/10/2026

At the 2026 Story Slam, Tomas Hinckley shared a story about the encampment at UConn protesting Israeli occupation of Palestine. In this clip, he talks about how the community of the encampment reminded him of his previous experiences of fellowship. Watch his whole story here: https://youtu.be/GBVFFZgzQcg

06/05/2026

2025–26 Undergraduate Research Fellow Suleen Kareem examined women's experiences in the aftermath of the Anfal campaign. In this clip, she explains that she hopes her research sheds on light on women's survival and resistance, stories often overlooked in genocides targeting men and boys. Watch her whole research spotlight video here: https://youtu.be/p8PHKO4-lw8

06/03/2026

Jenny Ulizio told a story about her relationship with her brother at the 2026 Story Slam, and in this clip she explains how his presence helps temper her anxieties. Watch her whole story here: https://youtu.be/SD7wjmhbNDU

05/29/2026

2025–26 Undergraduate Research Fellow Bryce Turner explored the impact of the closure of the labour & delivery unit at Windham Hospital on access to maternal health in Willimantic, CT. In this clip, he addresses the way Willimantic is overlooked by traditional metrics for defining maternal health deserts.

Watch his full research spotlight video here: https://youtu.be/U7cncUSpSIw

05/27/2026

Nicole "Storm" Young tells a story about clothing, belonging, and racism at the 2026 UConn Story Slam. In this clip, she talks about how it felt having another player wear her basketball jersey when Nicole was out with an injury.

Watch her whole story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOl-uuMIpEU

05/25/2026

2025–26 Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellow Josephine Burke (UConn Political Science Department and UConn Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute) examines higher education in prison in Connecticut, exploring access, constraints, funding models, and program availability. In this clip, she asks us to think about the fact that prisons, and those incarcerated within them, are members of our communities. Watch her whole research spotlight video here: https://lnkd.in/ekXHDfJZ

05/22/2026

At the 2026 Story Slam PJ Bekkali told a story about the difficult balance of expressing identity choices in the context of a very restrictive family of origin. In this clip, he lets us know who wears the pants. (Spoiler alert: it's PJ). Watch the whole story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ezi2-qBKc

05/18/2026

At the 2026 UConn Story Slam, Sugita Mahendarkar told a story about diaries, identity, India and America. In this clip, she talks about stepping away from writing in her diary for years after discovering that a family member had read it. Watch her whole story on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQmN6Cf7EVh14-8wjAXfWljFJePDOB0qa

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