Join the Taft Research Center and Department of Africana Studies for five days of workshops and hands-on activities to explore how knowledge created by, for, and in support of the interests of oppressed groups has reshaped humanistic and social science research methods. Participants will develop skills for conducting research in materially and ideologically contested zones using community-powered, digital, archival, multimedia, and artistic approaches. Open to all Cincinnati-area undergraduates—all majors and levels of experience welcome! 

What to Expect 
We will meet in person each weekday 10am–4pm, August 10–14, mostly at the Taft Research Center on UC's uptown campus. There will be morning and afternoon sessions (2.5 hours each) with a catered lunch break in between. The final day of the institute will be held in a community setting with one session open to the public. The institute is limited to 25 undergraduate students. There is no cost to attend, but applications are required.

Application Process 
This program is open to all Cincinnati-area undergraduates—all colleges, all campuses, and all majors. No previous research experience is required. Applications are due Wednesday, April 15 by 5pm. Acceptances will be sent by April 22. Apply here: https://taft.center/TSRIAug

About this Opportunity  
Taft Summer Research Institutes are week-long, non-credit bearing short courses in humanistic research methods open to all UC undergraduates, by application. Designed to build connections with faculty, graduate student, and community partner researchers, Taft Summer Research Institutes will prepare students to develop and pursue independent research projects. Each institute will offer a unique methodological and/or creative practice focus.  

Questions 
Email taft@ucmail.uc.edu

Join the Taft Research Center and English Department for five days of workshops, hands-on activities, and daily visits to local archives to learn how humanities scholars ethically tell stories from the materials writers, artists, and everyday people leave behind. Participants will develop skills for researching and documenting objects and ephemera, and try their hand at critical, creative, and personal archival approaches used in Literary and Cultural Studies, Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, and Professional Writing. Open to all Cincinnati-area undergraduates—all majors and levels of experience welcome!

What to Expect 
We will meet in person each weekday May 4–8, 10am–4pm at the Taft Research Center on UC's uptown campus. There will be morning and afternoon sessions with a catered lunch break in between. We will make daily in-person visits to UC archives and Cincinnati-area collections. By the end of the session, participants will curate their own online archive using the methods learned and informed by ethical questions discussed. The institute is limited to 25 undergraduate students. There is no cost to attend, but applications are required.

Application Process 
This program is open to all Cincinnati-area undergraduates—all colleges, all campuses, and all majors. No previous research experience is required. Applications are due Wednesday, April 15 by 5pm. Acceptances will be sent by April 22. Apply here: https://taft.center/TSRIMay 

Questions 
Email taft@ucmail.uc.edu

Join the Taft Research Center and Department of Sociology for five days of workshops and hands-on-activities to learn social science research methods. Expand your research horizons and professional networks while gaining experience working with different methods of data collection and analysis. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, digital voice recorder, and transcription software at the end of the program. Open to all Cincinnati area undergraduates—all majors and levels of experience welcome!  

What to Expect
We will meet in person each weekday 10am–4pm, May 5–9 on UC's uptown campus. There will be morning and afternoon sessions (2.5 hours each) with a catered lunch break in between. We will split our time between Langsam Library and Taft Research Center. We anticipate hosting 20–25 undergraduate students. There is no cost to attend, but applications are required. 

Application Process
This program is open to all Cincinnati area undergraduate students—all colleges, all campuses, and all majors. No previous research experience is required. Applications are due Friday, April 11 by 5pm, with notifications of acceptance announced on April 15. Apply here: https://taft.center/41KOZHY

Questions
Email taft@ucmail.uc.edu