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UConn Humanities awarded $5.75 million grant
"The John Templeton Foundation awarded UConn Humanities a $5.75 million grant last Wednesday for its research on balancing civility in conversations about divisive issues like religion, science and politics.
This is the largest grant ever awarded to UConn Humanities and one of the largest humanities grants in the history of the United States, according to UConn Today.
Michael P. Lynch, the project’s principal investigator, a professor of philosophy and director of the Humanities Institute, said the research could help promote healthier discourse around contentious topics."
"The John Templeton Foundation awarded UConn Humanities a $5.75 million grant last Wednesday for its research on balancing civility in conversations about divisive issues like religion, science and politics.
This is the largest grant ever awarded to UConn Humanities and one of the largest humanities grants in the history of the United States, according to UConn Today.
Michael P. Lynch, the project’s principal investigator, a professor of philosophy and director of the Humanities Institute, said the research could help promote healthier discourse around contentious topics."