Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry

Summer may be in session, but we are still celebrating our 2025-26 Life/Story fellows!⁠
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This week, we are excited to spotlight Faculty Fellow Hwisang Cho. Hwisang is Associate Professor of Korean Studies at Emory University. In this conversation, Hwisang discusses his new book project, the importance of interdisciplinarity, and the benefits of breaking with routine.⁠
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In reflecting on the ways in which the fellowship has helped Hwisang out of his own disciplinary crisis, he had this to say:⁠
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"I think I'm sharpening my position at the disciplinary crossroad in more elegant ways through this fellowship because I appreciate the conversations that I have with the other fellows from different disciplines like anthropology, theology, theater and literature. These conversations help me to communicate in better ways with people across different disciplines. And, in a way, I can free myself from this burden that I have felt as a historian. Now I am trying to write something that is relatable to the informed readers."⁠
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Visit https://bit.ly/4dEL7PT to read Hwisang's full interview.

We're excited to announce that Undergraduate Honors Fellow and History major Leo Raykher has won the 2026 FCHI Undergraduate Honors Award! 🌟⁠
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This award recognizes Leo's outstanding work on his thesis project and exemplary engagement in the Undergraduate Honors Fellowship this academic year. On winning the award, Leo shared:⁠
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"I'm so humbled and grateful to have been able to work with not only accomplished but compassionate people this past year at the Fox Center. This award is a culmination of all the time that I spent working on this project, which was deeply personal for me. I'm so honored that Dr. Freeman and the Fox Center team saw that in my work."⁠
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Congratulations, Leo! Read more on our site: https://fchi.emory.edu/news-events/news-articles/fchi-award-raykher.html