Harvardâs Arts and Humanities Division and the Mahindra Humanities Center will launch two new programs in fall 2021 to help promote undergraduate humanities research and collaboration across fields.
The Undergraduate Scholars Initiative, or USI, is a year-long program for sophomores in the College consisting of two seminars during the fall and spring semesters.
Dean of Arts and Humanities Robin P. Kelsey said in an interview that these seminars will bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines to demonstrate a âholisticâ approach to humanistic research.
âWe have some outstanding introductions to the humanities that are focused on freshmen,â he said. âAnd we often get the question, âWhatâs next?â And we wanted to give an answer to that question.â