Author Archive: Tom Breen

• March 7, 2013 Renzulli Academy Model Expands to Three New Connecticut School Districts The highly successful Renzulli Academy in Hartford is now being replicated in Bridgeport, New London, and Windham.
• February 22, 2013 Education Professor Speaks on School Safety at Major National Conference George Sugai, an expert on school climate and student behavior, spoke at a conference that included Vice President Joe Biden on making schools safer in the wake of Newtown.
• February 21, 2013 International Relations Expert Christine Sylvester Joins UConn Faculty Sylvester, who has extensive overseas experience, has been identified as one of 50 key thinkers in international relations.
• February 12, 2013 UConn/Hartford Courant Poll: Americans Want State of Union to Focus on Pocketbook Issues Jobs and the economy top the issues Americans and Connecticut residents alike want President Barack Obama to focus on in his State of the Union Address today, according to a new poll.
• February 11, 2013 UConn/Hartford Courant Poll: Middle Class Dream Persists, Though Harder to Attain The latest poll finds broad agreement among Americans about what constitutes a middle class life, even as those elements are increasingly hard to come by.
• February 5, 2013 UConn/Hartford Courant Poll: Americans Support Mix of Spending Cuts, Tax Changes The latest poll suggests Americans may be receptive to President Obama’s proposal to combine spending cuts and tax reforms.
• February 1, 2013 Setting UConn Apart from the Digital Pack UConn’s new Digital Media and Design department is expected to influence and enhance virtually every corner of the University, from the UConn Health Center to the English department.
• January 31, 2013 UConn/Hartford Courant Poll: Majorities Support Measures to Tighten Gun Laws Connecticut residents say Sandy Hook strengthened their support for stricter gun control.
• January 17, 2013 Judaic Studies Expert Jeffrey Shoulson Joins UConn Faculty The new director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life comes to UConn from the University of Miami.
• January 11, 2013 Media Portrayal of Haiti Problematic, Says UConn Researcher On the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, public policy professor Thomas Craemer says negative stereotypes of the island nation in the media are widespread.
• January 2, 2013 UConn Named a 2012-2013 Best-Value Public College by Kiplinger’s The University is ranked #25 on the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2012-13, up from #30 last year.