Kimberly Phillips

Kimberly Phillips embarked on a career in journalism at 16 when a high school friend interested in starting a student newspaper recruited her help. She went on to intern and later work at the weekly paper in her Connecticut hometown, and after graduation from Central Connecticut State University joined the staff at the Register Citizen in Torrington. In early 2002, she moved to the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, rising through the ranks from reporter to town editor, state editor, and eventually news editor. After nearly 20 years at the JI, the last four as the newsroom’s top local editor, she shifted her professional path, wanting to get back to personally telling people’s stories. Phillips came to UConn in December 2021 to write for UConn Today and promote the University community’s achievements. She lives in the Hartford area with her husband and son.

Author Archive

An adult granddaguhter supporting her senior grandmother when taking her for walk with walker in park in summer.

Relationship Study Finds Helping Dementia Patient Supports Even Their Spousal Caregiver

‘Providing support for the spouse and patient together as part of their medical experience could be a really good way to bolster the caregivers and, in turn, make sure there’s better support for the person who has dementia’

October 12, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Tables and chairs in an empty library

Survey Finds K-12 Educators Self-Censor to Avoid Controversy over Book Selections

New toolkit from UConn English professors offers support for teachers and librarians who feel adrift in times of challenges over children’s literature

October 6, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

A woman with long hair and dressed in a brown sundress poses in an ornate French palace with a crowd of tourists around her.

Solo Travel Around Europe Gives UConn Senior BOLD Experience

Her takeaways will be the subject of an interactive magazine the DMD student is creating for other Black women thinking of studying abroad or following in her travel footprint

September 21, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

UConn Voices
A wall painted blue with the words With Gratitude: Highlights from a Decade of Gifts on it along with a photo and sculptures

The Benton Celebrates 60 Years with Special Exhibition, Silent Auction

'This museum is part of UConn’s history. We help UConn tell its story'

September 14, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Aids ribon on a white background

UConn Professor Takes on HIV/AIDS Denialists Yet Again

Kalichman talked with UConn Today about AIDS denialism, his recent research, and where we go from here

September 4, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

The entrance to the Museum of Connecticut History's "Connecticut's Revolution" exhibition

Curating the 250th: History Professors Mark Country’s Anniversary with Museum Exhibitions

Manisha Sinha curated the latest exhibition at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, while Andy Horowitz was a member of the curatorial team that put together the show at the Museum of Connecticut History

July 30, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Three Native American men in regalia smiling

‘We the People’ Holds a Mirror to the US at 250

Smith traveled around the country the last three years for his photographic essay “We the People: America in the 21st Century”

July 14, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

UConn Voices
A military uniform from the War of 1812 sits on display

Benton Museum Examines America at 250 with Wide-Ranging Exhibitions

The show prompts visitors to think about America as a place, an identity, and an idea

July 8, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Hispanic male teacher wearing spectacles and checking student notebooks after test while talking to them in classroom.

Preventing Religious Charter Schools is Simple. Let Local School Boards Govern Them

Getting buy-in to do that could be difficult, but UConn’s Preston Green warns that private school students might not have the same constitutional protections as their public school counterparts - and that’s the crux of the issue

July 6, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Community Impact
A Connecticut America 250 sign with information about the Hartford Courant with a Connecticut flag and U.S.A flag next to it

Series of Historical Markers Celebrate America’s 250th Through a Connecticut Lens

And while UConn wasn’t around in 1776, its fingerprints are all over the project

July 1, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Community Impact