About Us

The University of Connecticut’s annual student-run Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium (HURS) celebrates and showcases undergraduate humanities research at UConn.

After the COVID-19 pandemic led universities across the country to cut humanities research programs, the Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium aims to reiterate the ability of humanities research to inspire much-needed critical thinking, understanding, and empathy in the face of uncertainty. Through research presentations by students in panel and roundtable formats, a keynote presentation, and informational panels, the Symposium will introduce what research in the humanities entails and provide opportunity for students to share research they have accomplished through coursework and/or individual projects. We invite all students with an interest in the humanities to submit their work and attend. Works in progress are encouraged.

The inaugural HURS took place on November 12, 2021. In the years since, HURS has been scheduled during the Spring semester.