The 1641 Depositions – a collection of approximately 8,000 eyewitness testimonies from the Irish rebellion of 1641, primarily from Protestant settlers of English and Scottish descent – are among the most controversial documents in Irish history. They have long been at the centre of heated historiographical debates, as they provide the primary evidence for the contested claim that the rebellion was a premeditated and wide scale slaughter of settlers by Gaelic Irish Catholics. The online publication of the 1641 Depositions (https://1641.tcd.ie/ ) has facilitated new historiographical approaches, shifting scholarly focus away from questions of factual accuracy toward recognizing these testimonies as records of trauma. However, there remains no established methodology for systematically interpreting them as traumatic memory narratives.
This talk introduces a literary-critical approach that applies insights from early modern memory, trauma and resilience studies to the 1641 Depositions. By examining their narrative structures, rhetorical strategies, and patterns of emotional expression, I will demonstrate how these texts function as sites of collective memory shaped by the cultural dynamics of trauma. This perspective not only reframes our understanding of the 1641 Depositions beyond their evidentiary role but also offers a deeper insight into how early modern people processed and narrated experiences of colonial and sectarian violence.

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Join us for a special pre-screening reception where you can meet A3FSA executive members and other community members in a relaxed setting. This gathering offers an opportunity to connect with others interested in Asian and Asian-American experiences and representation in media while enjoying light refreshments before the screening of “Didi.”

This meet-and-greet creates space for meaningful conversations for all UConn Asian, Asian American, and other UConn faculty and staff members interested in Asian and Asian American affairs. Whether you’re familiar with A3FSA or curious to learn more about our employee affinity group, this reception provides a welcoming environment to build community connections across campus.

It’s also the perfect opportunity to discuss themes about cultural identity and representation in film.

Come early, make new connections, and stay to enjoy the award-winning coming-of-age story “Didi” with our UConn community!

Dìdi, released in 2024, a coming-of-age film directed by Sean Wang, set in 2008, that follows 13-year-old Chris Wang, a Taiwanese American boy navigating adolescence in Fremont, California. The film explores themes of cultural identity, family dynamics, and the challenges of growing up as an immigrant in America. Come join us for the screening and a panel discussion.

Hosted by: UConn Asian/Asian-American Faculty & Staff Association (A3FSA)

Join us for a special screening of “Didi” (2024), the award-winning coming-of-age film that follows 13-year-old Taiwanese-American Chris during a transformative summer in Los Angeles. This heartfelt and humorous story explores cultural identity, academic pressure, and the universal struggle of finding your voice.

“Didi” resonates far beyond the Asian American experience, speaking to anyone who has navigated family expectations, self-discovery, and belonging. The film’s authentic portrayal of adolescence and cultural dynamics earned it the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Leading Performance at Sundance Film Festival and widespread critical acclaim for its genuine storytelling.

Join our UConn community for this meaningful cinematic experience that celebrates diverse stories while highlighting universal themes that connect us all.

See what all the buzz is about! Watch the trailer here: www.imdb.com/video/vi2916533785

Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes

In-Power is a student-led support group dedicated to building a gender-inclusive community that welcomes victim-survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and/or intimate partner violence at any point in their healing process. Through a focus on empowerment, autonomy, and resilience, the group aims to help participants claim agency over their own stories and experiences, as well as the direction of the group. We’ll be accomplishing this with a variety of discussion topics and self-care methods. If you are interested in joining the group, please reach out to facilitators at: in-power@uconn.edu

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum. All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS.

In this workshop, we’ll discuss financial credit, credit scoring, and how to use credit wisely. Further, we will also talk about dealing with debt and what to do when you can’t pay your bills. This workshop will be provided by the UConn Financial Education Program.

FACILITATOR: 

• Faye Griffiths-Smith, Personal Finance Educator, UConn Extension

See more about all Timely Topics offered by The Graduate School.

Please register to receive a Webex link for this event.

Kathryn Andronowitz | “The Business of Domesticity: A Study on Homemaker Influencer Content on Instagram”

Project advisor: Bhoomi Thakore

Kathryn Andronowitz’s fellowship project examines how homemaker influencers present their identities on social media, and how they function as economic actors by promoting certain lifestyle choices or products in a way that aligns with their values. In this presentation, Kathryn will discuss one of the themes of her findings, “happiest at home.” In this aestheticized Instagram content, homemaker influencers emphasize their happiness with their lifestyle in the home, which is rendered as a peaceful option for retreat from the dangers and immoralities of the mainstream outside world. The content evokes a sense of nostalgia for an idealistic collective past, which can be mobilized to urge viewers to reject feminist goals and instead revitalize conservative traditional values. Overall, these depictions that link femininity and domesticity, presented alongside a neoliberal celebration of female choice and “empowerment,” creates dizzying discourses on progress towards gender equality.

Kanny Salike | “The Evolution of Black American Sign Language (BASL) and African American English (AAE)”

Project advisor: Diane Lillo-Martin

This talk looks at the histories of BASL (Black American Sign Language) and AAE (African American English). Kanny will compare these histories to see how racism and audism have influenced the divergence of BASL and AAE from ASL and SAE (Standard American English) respectively. 

Evan Wolfgang | “Resurrecting Frances: Creating Going to the Lordy”

Project advisor: Gary English
“Resurrecting Frances: Creating Going to the Lordy,” discusses the development of Evan Wolfgang’s original play, Going to the Lordy, which was written through participation as an Undergraduate Research Fellow at the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute and opened in February with the support of UConn Dramatic Arts.

As the title of the talk suggests, the presentation will focus on how the key figure of Frances Howe, sister to Charles Guiteau, was brought from historical obscurity to the center of the story, drastically informing how the play was written. The talk, not dissimilar to the play itself, focuses on the importance of resurrecting lost and marginalized historical voices and how by doing so we can learn more about our own humanity.

Kathryn Andronowitz, from Monroe, Connecticut, is a junior pursuing dual degrees in English and Sociology. Her research interests include examining identity formation in online networked communities, analyzing consumer culture and the rise of self-branding, and exploring the historical roots of current social movements. Kathryn works as the public relations student coordinator at UConn Community Outreach and was a 2023 Holster Scholar. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, doing trivia, and spending time outdoors. Kathryn plans to earn her J.D. for a career in public policy emphasizing community-based solutions. At UCHI, Kathryn’s project will examine how homemaker influencers present their identities on social media, and how they function as economic actors by promoting certain lifestyle choices or products in a way that aligns with their values.

Kanny Salike is a junior at UConn, double majoring in Linguistics/Philosophy and Anthropology with a minor in American Sign Language and Deaf culture. She is a Connecticut native who grew up in Naugatuck. Her research interests include exploring the ways in which migration, globalization, and colonization influence the way language evolves and develops. Outside of her fellowship, she is a 2024 summer IDEA grant recipient. After finishing her undergraduate degree, she plans on pursuing a Phd in Linguistic Anthropology. Her fellowship project, “The Evolution of African American English (AAE) and Black American Sign Language (BASL) in the United States” aims to explore how racism and audism have shaped the evolution of AAE and BASL through time. This project will focus on the ways in which an early American society excluded Black hearing and Black Deaf people from white hearing and white Deaf spaces, respectively, and delving into how this exclusion resulted in the evolution of AAE and BASL as languages that are distinctly different from standard American English and ASL. She also plans on exploring how racism and audism embed themselves into systems of oppression that continue to affect Black and Black Deaf people to this day.

Evan Wolfgang is a senior at UConn, completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. In the fall semester of 2023, he studied abroad at Theatre Academy London, where he was taught by some of the most eminent theatrical artists in the world. Last year, Evan debuted a fully staged production of his original adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice Stories at UConn, entitled Alice’s Adventures. Evan works professionally in the theatre as an actor, director, playwright, and youth theatre teacher. He has also started his own production company, Jump the Creek Productions, through which he produces his and his company members’ original work. Evan’s project, “Going to the Lordy: A Dramatic Parable about the Life and Death of Charles Julius Guiteau,” is a play that will examine the life of presidential assassin Charles Guiteau, and the absurd story and complex social-political circumstances that lead to him murdering President James Garfield. Guiteau’s story is a story of radicalization, abuse, and sensationalism, topics as relevant today as they were 150 years ago.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Wednesdays, 4-6pm. 1/29/25 – 4/16/25 (10 weeks)
Location: CISS 202

English workshops are available for 10-weeks in the Fall and Spring semesters. These workshops will help participants develop the speaking skills needed to convey their ideas clearly when presenting in front of an audience. Students will practice presenting information relevant to their field of study and be actively involved in self-assessment and peer assessment. Content will be adapted to suit the group’s needs.

Who can register? UConn undergraduates, graduates, J1 scholars, J2, F2, exchange students (EGL).

Register at the link below:

https://ita.uconn.edu/english-support/

Please join Intercultural Programs & Support and the Chinese & English Exchange Program for a lantern making workshop. Learn step by step how to create a custom paper lantern or create your own! Supplies will be provided.

The Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium (HURS) celebrates the contributions of UConn’s undergraduate students to an ever-evolving dialogue of thought by providing a platform to share new knowledge and encourage the pursuit of advanced research in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.

This year’s symposium features students from a wide variety of majors—history, education, acting, sociology, biology, anthropology, english, and more. And their talks cover topics from the evolution of language, to the significance of maize found in archeological sites, to historical memory.

See the HURS website for a full schedule of talks.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all attendees and participants. The event will be followed by a reception with refreshments.

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2025 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum. All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS. 

In-Power is a student-led support group dedicated to building a gender-inclusive community that welcomes victim-survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and/or intimate partner violence at any point in their healing process. Through a focus on empowerment, autonomy, and resilience, the group aims to help participants claim agency over their own stories and experiences, as well as the direction of the group. We’ll be accomplishing this with a variety of discussion topics and self-care methods. If you are interested in joining the group, please reach out to facilitators at: in-power@uconn.edu

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2025 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

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Please join CISS during Graduate Appreciation Week for “Waffle Wednesday”! We will have (free) fresh waffles and toppings, fruit, coffee, and tea. This is a great time to meet other international students, reconnect with friends, and chat with CISS staff.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Wednesdays, 4-6pm. 1/29/25 – 4/16/25 (10 weeks)
Location: CISS 202

English workshops are available for 10-weeks in the Fall and Spring semesters. These workshops will help participants develop the speaking skills needed to convey their ideas clearly when presenting in front of an audience. Students will practice presenting information relevant to their field of study and be actively involved in self-assessment and peer assessment. Content will be adapted to suit the group’s needs.

Who can register? UConn undergraduates, graduates, J1 scholars, J2, F2, exchange students (EGL).

Register at the link below:

https://ita.uconn.edu/english-support/

Please join us for the 2025 TRHT Research Symposium and Poster Session at CT State Capital Community College in Hartford
950 Main St, Hartford, 06103

3pm-5pm, Centinel Hill Hall, 11th Floor
Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/N7v1Wz2Szd?origin=lprLink

This year’s theme: Issues of Health Equity; Public Policy; and Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation

Topics include but not limited to

*Community impacts on health equity and public policy and vice versa

*Issues and broad policy responses to health equity & racism

*Enhanced, broadened approaches to public health practice and health policy

*Leveraging data and resources to address health equity and the social determinants of health

*Co-creation of higher education & community partnerships for health equity

*Existing policy with foci on health equity, disparities, social determinants of health, and DEIJ initiatives that affect policy.

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum. All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS.

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 You should submit your questions in ADVANCE. Submit your questions here.

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In-Power is a student-led support group dedicated to building a gender-inclusive community that welcomes victim-survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and/or intimate partner violence at any point in their healing process. Through a focus on empowerment, autonomy, and resilience, the group aims to help participants claim agency over their own stories and experiences, as well as the direction of the group. We’ll be accomplishing this with a variety of discussion topics and self-care methods. If you are interested in joining the group, please reach out to facilitators at: in-power@uconn.edu

Spring 2025 Schedule

Wednesdays, 4-6pm. 1/29/25 – 4/16/25 (10 weeks)
Location: CISS 202

English workshops are available for 10-weeks in the Fall and Spring semesters. These workshops will help participants develop the speaking skills needed to convey their ideas clearly when presenting in front of an audience. Students will practice presenting information relevant to their field of study and be actively involved in self-assessment and peer assessment. Content will be adapted to suit the group’s needs.

Who can register? UConn undergraduates, graduates, J1 scholars, J2, F2, exchange students (EGL).

Register at the link below:

https://ita.uconn.edu/english-support/

Work on your writing and be a part of “queer reviewed”, a zine being produced by students from the rainbow center and writing center. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2025 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Summer 2024 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

International Student & Scholar Services will be on the Avery Point campus on Tuesday, March 11 for in-person drop-in advising/consultation. Please feel free to stop in if you need assistance or have questions. We will be in room 230 of the Lowell Weicker Building (formerly the Marine Sciences Building) from approximately 8am – 1pm.

Join the UConn Humanities Institute for our Earth Day event in the Husky Dog Circle at the center of campus!

Leaves of Change is an interactive art event focusing on community and sustainability. Come decorate leaves to fill our community tree and learn tips for living more sustainably. We will also have wildflower seeds available while supplies last.

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Spring 2025 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

In-Power is a student-led support group dedicated to building a gender-inclusive community that welcomes victim-survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and/or intimate partner violence at any point in their healing process. Through a focus on empowerment, autonomy, and resilience, the group aims to help participants claim agency over their own stories and experiences, as well as the direction of the group. We’ll be accomplishing this with a variety of discussion topics and self-care methods. If you are interested in joining the group, please reach out to facilitators at: in-power@uconn.edu

El Instituto’s MA student, Ruth Edward’s, is presenting their thesis presentation and everyone is welcome to join!

Title: “A Home in Both Places: Gender, Afro-Caribbean Migration, and Transnational Homemaking in Central Brooklyn, 1924–1980” by Ruth Edwards.

Brief Description:

The history of Afro-Caribbean migration to New York City is often studied starting in 1965 with the post-racial promises of the Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act as it precedes the direct increase of Afro-Caribbeans moving abroad. This has framed the Caribbeanization of New York City as a later development, and obscured the ways that Afro-Caribbean women, who migrated before this period, cultivated transnational networks of care that have served as the structure for other migrants—family and not—who came before them, after them and persist in the present. Examining the lives of four Afro-Caribbean women through a historical lens, this thesis recognizes the role of gender in processes of transnational homemaking in Central Brooklyn as a way to build a picture of some of the dynamics which shaped Afro-Caribbean migration between the years of 1924 and 1980. I consider archival documents from The Martha Gayle Collection provided by The Center for Brooklyn History in order to illustrate Afro-Caribbean life during this time. Altogether, I argue that these stories depict a different landscape for Afro-Caribbean life, and the Caribbeanization of New York City, before the 1970s in ways that transform the ways in which we conceive of the lives of Afro-Caribbean women as they sustain transnational relationships and networks of migration beyond traditional economies

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum. All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS.

Join us at the Rainbow Center (SU 403) on Friday, April 25th, at 6:00 pm for a movie night in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We will be screening Badhaai Do (2022), an Indian comedy-drama about a gay police officer and a lesbian teacher who decide to get married to conceal their sexualities from their families. The film will be in Hindi with English subtitles. Pizza and Indian snacks will be provided!

09:15 – 10:15 | Registration and Breakfast

10:15 – 10:25 | Introduction

10:25 – 11:10 | Devin James Lane (UNC Chapel Hill) - Should You Defer to Individual Experts?
Commentator: Kaley Rittichier

11:15 – 12:00 | John Madock (University of Florida) – Sturdy Beliefs
Commentator: Chad Hall

12:05 – 12:50 | Alice Hilder-Jarvis (University of Cambridge) - Gender Identities as Hermeneutic Frameworks
Commentator: Ananda Griffin

12:50 – 2:00 | Lunch

2:00 – 2:45 | Brant Entrekin (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) (online) - Allies and Intellectual Virtue Signaling
Commentator: Ayabulela Mhlahlo

2:50 – 3:35 | Minseok Kim (Syracuse Univesity) – Sparse First-orderism and Russell’s Paradox
Commentator: Özcan Karabağ

3:40 – 4:40 | Keynote: Linda Alcoff (CUNY) – The Persistence of Cultural Racism

Fresh Check Day, the signature program of the Jordan Porco Foundation, is an uplifting mental health promotion and suicide prevention event for colleges that includes interactive expo booths, peer-to-peer messaging, support of multiple campus departments and groups, free food, entertainment, and exciting prizes and giveaways. Fresh Check Day aims to create an approachable and hopeful atmosphere where students are encouraged to engage in dialogue about mental health and helps to build a bridge between students and the mental health resources available on campus, in the community, and nationally.

Student Health and Wellness is excited to partner with The Jordan Porco Foundation and Fresh Check Day 2025!

Fresh Check is the Foundations signature event designed to create a fun and inviting atmosphere on the topic of mental health and well-being. All students are invited to join campus partners on Saturday, April 26th from 1-4pm on the Student Union Lawn for a “mental health check-in” and enjoy interactive booths, baby cows, dairy bar truck and vouchers, prizes, games, crafts, stress management and more!

We will also be joined by Power Posse with music from the Student Union Terrace and the Dairy Bar Truck will be available on Fairfield Way.

In addition to participating, there are lots of volunteer options available from set up to breakdown or supporting some of the booths. For those interested in volunteering please sign up here.

Join us for a mental health check in:

• interactive booths
• baby cows
• free food
• pet therapy
• prizes
• games
• crafts
• stress management
• and more!

The panel will address key themes including global tariffs and trade sanctions; staffing and budgetary changes at federal agencies responsible for social welfare programs; changes in health policy and program delivery; and changes in labor policies, with a focus on the rights of workers to organize, strike, and engage in collective bargaining.

Panelists

• Prof. Richard Langlois (Economics)
• Prof. Lyle Scruggs (Political Science)
• Prof. Emeritus, Thomas Buckley (Pharmacy)
• Prof. Michael Fischl (Law)

Moderator

• Prof. Shareen Hertel (Human Rights & Political Science)

Sponsors

This is event is hosted by the Economic & Social Rights Program of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute and is open to faculty, students and community members. 

We’re grateful for the co-sponsorship of the UConn Humanities Institute, Department of Political Science, and our UConn regional campus partners at Avery Point, Hartford, the School of Law, Stamford, and Waterbury.

Please RSVP at the link below to join us in-person in the Konover Auditorium of The Dodd Center for Human Rights. It will be made available by livestream at specific classroom spaces on UConn regional campuses.

Watch at UConn regional campuses (no need to register)

• UConn Avery Point: Library Study Room 3
• UConn Hartford: HTB MZ16
• UConn School of Law: Library 422
• UConn Stamford: DWTN 253
• UConn Waterbury: WTB 323

This is an Honors Event. See tags below for categories. #UHLevent11154

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism
A Two-day Public Conversation
April 29th and 30th, 2025
Konover Auditorium, UConn–Storrs Campus

This event involves a group of Black Jewish scholars discussing their research addressing issues at the intersection of antiblack racism and antisemitism. They will center their traditions’ shared ground and offer insights for the general academic community and public. While many participants will have strong political positions, the goal of this meeting is not ideological. Its focus is co-learning and productive discussion of their research in Advanced Black Jewish Studies.

Conveners:
Lewis R. Gordon and Adane Zawdu Gebyanesh

Participants:
Dr. Fekade Abebe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Germany
Dr. Danny Admasu, Hebrew University
Dr. Gil Rothschild Elyassi, Haifa University
Itzik Itzhak Dessie, Bar-Ilan University
Dr. Bruce D. Haynes, UC-Davis
Dr. Remy Ilona, Olaudah Equiano Institute
Rabbi Dr. Walter Isaac, University of Tennessee
Dr. Dréa Key, Claflin University
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Shula Mola, Hebrew University
Dr. Bryan Roby, University of Michigan
Dr. Engdau Shelly, University of Haifa
Moriya Tadela, University of Haifa
Efrat Yerday, Tel Aviv University

Resident artist for the meeting:
Jessica Valoris, Mandel Artist Fellow

Panelists will center their traditions’ shared ground and offer insights for the general academic community and public. While many participants will have strong political positions, the goal of this meeting is not ideological. Its focus is co-learning and productive discussion of their research in Advanced Black Jewish Studies.

Please RSVP by April 22nd

Conveners

• Lewis R. Gordon and Adane Zawdu Gebyanesh

Participants

• Dr. Fekade Abebe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Germany
• Dr. Danny Admasu, Hebrew University
• Dr. Gil Rothschild Elyassi, Haifa University
• Itzik Itzhak Dessie, Bar-Ilan University
• Dr. Bruce D. Haynes, UC-Davis
• Dr. Remy Ilona, Olaudah Equiano Institute
• Rabbi Dr. Walter Isaac, University of Tennessee
• Dr. Dréa Key, Claflin University
• Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, University of Wisconsin
• Dr. Shula Mola, Hebrew University
• Dr. Bryan Roby, University of Michigan
• Dr. Engdau Shelly, University of Haifa
• Moriya Tadela, University of Haifa
• Efrat Yerday, Tel Aviv University

Resident artist for the meeting

• Jessica Valoris, Mandel Artist Fellow

Thank you to our co-sponsors

• African American Cultural Center
• Africana Studies Institute
• Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Department of Literature, Culture, and Languages
• Department of Sociology
• Dodd Impact Programs
• Global Affairs
• Human Rights Institute

Schedule

Day 1

Morning Sessions

• 8:45 AM: Breakfast
• 9:15 AM: Opening remarks
• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Presentation
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Presentation

Break

• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions

• 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Presentation
• 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Presentation
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking

Day 2

Morning Sessions

• 8:45 AM: Breakfast
• 9:15 AM: Opening remarks
• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Presentation
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Presentation

Break

• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions

• 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Presentation
• 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Presentation
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Reception

In-Power is a student-led support group dedicated to building a gender-inclusive community that welcomes victim-survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and/or intimate partner violence at any point in their healing process. Through a focus on empowerment, autonomy, and resilience, the group aims to help participants claim agency over their own stories and experiences, as well as the direction of the group. We’ll be accomplishing this with a variety of discussion topics and self-care methods. If you are interested in joining the group, please reach out to facilitators at: in-power@uconn.edu

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism
A Two-day Public Conversation
April 29th and 30th, 2025
Konover Auditorium, UConn–Storrs Campus

This event involves a group of Black Jewish scholars discussing their research addressing issues at the intersection of antiblack racism and antisemitism. They will center their traditions’ shared ground and offer insights for the general academic community and public. While many participants will have strong political positions, the goal of this meeting is not ideological. Its focus is co-learning and productive discussion of their research in Advanced Black Jewish Studies.

Conveners:
Lewis R. Gordon and Adane Zawdu Gebyanesh

Participants:
Dr. Fekade Abebe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Germany
Dr. Danny Admasu, Hebrew University
Dr. Gil Rothschild Elyassi, Haifa University
Itzik Itzhak Dessie, Bar-Ilan University
Dr. Bruce D. Haynes, UC-Davis
Dr. Remy Ilona, Olaudah Equiano Institute
Rabbi Dr. Walter Isaac, University of Tennessee
Dr. Dréa Key, Claflin University
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Shula Mola, Hebrew University
Dr. Bryan Roby, University of Michigan
Dr. Engdau Shelly, University of Haifa
Moriya Tadela, University of Haifa
Efrat Yerday, Tel Aviv University

Resident artist for the meeting:
Jessica Valoris, Mandel Artist Fellow

Panelists will center their traditions’ shared ground and offer insights for the general academic community and public. While many participants will have strong political positions, the goal of this meeting is not ideological. Its focus is co-learning and productive discussion of their research in Advanced Black Jewish Studies.

Please RSVP by April 22nd

Conveners

• Lewis R. Gordon and Adane Zawdu Gebyanesh

Participants

• Dr. Fekade Abebe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Germany
• Dr. Danny Admasu, Hebrew University
• Dr. Gil Rothschild Elyassi, Haifa University
• Itzik Itzhak Dessie, Bar-Ilan University
• Dr. Bruce D. Haynes, UC-Davis
• Dr. Remy Ilona, Olaudah Equiano Institute
• Rabbi Dr. Walter Isaac, University of Tennessee
• Dr. Dréa Key, Claflin University
• Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, University of Wisconsin
• Dr. Shula Mola, Hebrew University
• Dr. Bryan Roby, University of Michigan
• Dr. Engdau Shelly, University of Haifa
• Moriya Tadela, University of Haifa
• Efrat Yerday, Tel Aviv University

Resident artist for the meeting

• Jessica Valoris, Mandel Artist Fellow

Thank you to our co-sponsors

• African American Cultural Center
• Africana Studies Institute
• Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Department of Literature, Culture, and Languages
• Department of Sociology
• Dodd Impact Programs
• Global Affairs
• Human Rights Institute

Schedule

Day 1

Morning Sessions

• 8:45 AM: Breakfast
• 9:15 AM: Opening remarks
• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Presentation
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Presentation

Break

• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions

• 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Presentation
• 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Presentation
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking

Day 2

Morning Sessions

• 8:45 AM: Breakfast
• 9:15 AM: Opening remarks
• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Presentation
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Presentation

Break

• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions

• 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Presentation
• 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Presentation
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Reception

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