The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at UConn will host renowned Indian Zoroastrian poet and literary critic Hoshang Merchant on November 19, 2025, for a talk on "Radical Love and Literary Resistance." Merchant will reflect on love as a revolutionary force, one that defies boundaries, resists silence, and speaks truth through literary resistance. Drawing on South Asian literary traditions and his lifelong engagement with queer thought, he will explore how words become acts of courage in turbulent times. The event invites all who believe in the power of art and empathy to imagine a transformed world shaped not by fear, but by radical love.

Stop by South Campus to connect with Student Health and Wellness's Sexperts & chat about sex and relationships! Sexpert Peer Health Educator Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a free service offered on the UConn Storrs campus. Peer Support Drop-In Hours are a great option for students who have questions about sex and sexual health, are looking for a non-judgmental, laid-back environment to discuss a sex related concern or issue, or are interested in improving their sexual health and personal well-being. The Sexperts are trained to provide education, support, and connection to resources on and off-campus on a wide variety of topics pertaining to sex, sexual health, and relationships.  Fall 2025 Drop In Hours: September 15th – December 5thMonday: 12pm-4pm Tuesday: 9am-6:30pm Wednesday: 11:15am-6pm Thursday: 11am-5:30pm Friday: 10:30am-5:30pm Sexperts (and supervising staff) are designated confidential employees under UConn's Title IX Reporting Obligations. Peer support sessions are for educational and support purposes only. Peer support visits are not on-call or emergency services, and are not for individualized medical advice, nor are they counseling or therapy. If you can't make the times listed, or would prefer to schedule an appointment with a staff sex educator, please reach out to Program Manager for Sexual Health and Peer Education Initiatives, Cassy Setzler, at cassy@uconn.edu (mailto:cassy@uconn.edu) For more information, visit: studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts) or email cassy@uconn.edu (mailto:cassy@uconn.edu)

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Every academic year, El Instituto awards Pre-doctoral fellowships to support pre-doctoral graduate student research or creative projects related to Latina/o and/or Latin American Studies. This academic year, join El Instituto's Pre-doctoral Fellowship Awardees research presentations! Presenter: Olin Green Title: "The Hidden Dimensions of Road Safety: Exploring Spatial Inequities Affecting Latino and African American Communities in Florida" Description of talk: This presentation examines the factors related to driver behavior that contribute to the unequal distribution of safety critical events, namely crashes and near-crashes, in underserved communities. It also identifies the types of areas that experience disproportionately more crashes and near-crashes, and their characteristics. By enhancing our understanding of how driver behavior and location-specific factors intersect, this analysis hopes to inform policy proposals and research that aim to alleviate the burden placed on marginalized communities by an unsafe transportation landscape.Student Biography: Olin Green is a PhD candidate in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UConn, and he is enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Human Rights program. He is also affiliated with the Engineering for Human Rights Initiative, and his research interests include pedestrian safety, human rights and transportation, transportation equity and environmental justice, and geospatial crash analysis. Olin enjoys playing soccer and works on his family farm in his free time.