Author Archive
UConn Magazine: I Wouldn’t Have Listened to Me
The I-84 musings of famed sportswriter Leigh Montville ’65 (CLAS)
UConn Magazine: When the White House Calls
For Karen Dahl ’99 (CLAS), lead architect of the Biden administration’s ambitious Public Health AmeriCorps job-training initiative, the path to a presidential appointment began with a chance encounter.
UConn Magazine: Play Ball!
From spitballs to spin rates, these two alums have stayed with every curve thrown at them in a combined four decades of umpiring Major League Baseball.
UConn Magazine: Bright Lights, Music City
“I’m with the band” doesn’t just work for groupies and roadies — it gets you past the bouncer if you’re the band’s lawyer, too.
UConn Magazine: Revenge of the Data Scientists
Talitha Washington ’98 MS, ’01 Ph.D. is turning tables on the data science that has worked against Black and Brown people — by creating science and math pathways for students of color.
U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling, Reproductive Healthcare at UConn Health
A statement from UConn President Dr. Radenka Maric and UConn Health CEO Dr. Bruce Liang
UConn Magazine: College Bowl
Fame is fickle. But while it lasts, it sure can be fun. That’s one lesson members of UConn’s 1961 and 1970 “GE College Bowl” teams say they learned.
Faculty Emeritus George Sugai One of a Coalition of National Researchers That Has Released a Violence Prevention Plan
The recent mass shootings across the country—and there have been 214 mass shootings in the first five months of 2022—are another painful reminder of failed efforts to stop the kind of gun violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly ten years ago. An interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and violence prevention for decades, including Professor Emerita George Sugai of the Neag School of Education, are calling for immediate government action to initiate scientifically-informed actions to reduce gun violence.
Neag School Secures $25K+ in 36 Hours During UConn’s Giving Day
Thanks to 494 individuals, the Neag School of Education garnered more than $25,000 in contributions during this spring’s annual Giving Day at UConn. The University-wide fundraising event raised over $504,000 in total for UConn in just 36 hours, with incoming donations set up to support everything from scholarships and academic programs to student groups and athletics. The Neag School, including its Alumni Board, promoted seven different education- and sport management-affiliated projects during this year’s Giving Day campaign, held over the course of two days in March.
Class of 2022 Senior Profile: Xinhai “Toby” Wei
"UConn was a good mix of what my parents wanted and what I wanted. My parents wanted high-ranking universities, and I wanted a dedicated education program and was very interested in human rights. After learning this is where the Dodd Center and Neag were located, it was a no-brainer choice for me," says graduating senior Xinhai "Toby" Wei "22 (ED).