The mission of HACER Lab is to build and maintain an infrastructure for public humanities projects, community-driven research, and life-transformative educational experiences for undergraduate students at UConn Waterbury.
Who We Are
We are a research lab advancing humanities-driven activism, community engagement, and social change.
As faculty trained in community-engaged research, we have incorporated service-learning and public humanities pedagogy in our classes, and we have collaborated with undergraduate researchers to pursue our scholarly endeavors. Individually, our research has been supported by several grants including CLAS DEI Research Initiative; American Studies Faculty Research Grant; UConn Waterbury Innovation Grant for Life Transformative Education (Research Track); SHARE Summer Research Apprenticeship and Work-Student Research Assistant Programs (UConn Office of Undergraduate Research); and OVPR’s Scholarship Facilitation Fund.
As co-PIs we received previous support (2023-2024; 2024-2025) to convene and facilitate a UCHI Humanities Working Group at UConn Waterbury. The renovation of 36 N Main has provided us a physical space where all programming for the HACER Lab public humanities initiative will take place. We are working to secure funding for the lab’s operating budget and future programming. Please contact us with proposals for co-sponsorships or grant applications if you are a UConn department, program, or institute aligned with our goals.
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of HACER Lab’s brand-new website! Designed to connect, inform, and inspire, our new online space showcases our mission, projects, and the incredible work happening at the intersection of humanities, activism, and community engagement. Explore our initiatives, meet our team, and stay updated on how we’re making an impact. Welcome […]
The new UConn Waterbury building will offer resources for humanities and social sciences, including the HACER Lab, the Ideas + Impact initiative, and other learning communities focused on social impact, sustainability, and health. Read the Article
Our project on Mapping, Documenting, and Digitalizing Latin American and Caribbean Communities in Waterbury was featured in UConn Today! Read the Article
