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 Manchester with husband Jay and son Ethan.


Author Archive

The silhouette of Abigail Baird '24 MFA shows through a projection screen during rehearsal for her one-woman show "Nothing Really Matters" in the Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

‘America’s Got Talent’ Alum, Soon-to-Be UConn Grad Marries Aerial Acrobatics, Animation

'I am a physical storyteller. I really like to tell stories nonverbally because it creates a universal language'

View of music notes on paper sheets.

UConn Music Makers Spotlight Composers Outside Traditional Repertoire

'Making music is about reflecting life. If we only represent one side of humanity, we’re being dishonest'

The Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

Conference to Connect Lawmakers, Scientists in Unified Mission to Bolster Connecticut

Knocking down the obstacles between policymakers and cutting-edge research

The Clothing for All closet at the Stamford campus

UConn Stamford Clothing Pantry Offers Students Range of Everyday Wear, Professional Attire

'We’re just trying to break down barriers so they can access things that will enrich their lives'

Thomas Long, professor-in-residence emeritus and director of the Nursing Learning Community, holds a leaf from the Beauvais Missal, which he recently donated to the Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, in the Dodd Center for Human Rights

Page From Storied Beauvais Missal Added to UConn’s Archives; Donation Courtesy of Professor Emeritus

'From the first time I saw this beauty, I knew it was a genuine manuscript page'

Jaron Hollander '24 poses with one of the puppets from "War of the Worlds 2023" in the Nafe Katter Theatre

Reimagined ‘War of the Worlds’ Less Scary, More Comical Thanks to Puppetry Grad Student

Hollander has directed circus productions, bringing together performers of different disciplines to tell a story that focuses on the visual. In a theater production, the story itself takes a bigger role

A Black woman calculates home heating costs with her calculator and laptop.

Study Says Black Households Pay Higher Heating Costs, Seek Cold-Related Medical Care More Often

'People who are unlikely to have heat are in areas that have been chronically disinvested in and under-resourced'

Floating Points Exhibit by artist Oskar Landi in The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at Avery Point

Art Meets Science in ‘Floating Points’ Exhibition at AVS Gallery at Avery Point

The presence of microplastics in the world's oceans are the focus of the exhibition, which runs through Dec. 10

UConn music composition professor Kenneth Fuchs at the recording sessions for his album "Cloud Slant" at St. Augustine’s Church in Kilburn, London.

UConn’s Fuchs Earns Grammy Nomination for Latest Album, ‘Cloud Slant’

Acclaimed recording chosen from among hundreds of submissions for the famed award; winners will be announced in February

Items on display in the "Tradition and Revolution in Indian Shadow Puppetry" exhibition currently on display in the Ballard Institute and Museum sit in the exhibit

12 Generations and Counting: Indian Shadow Puppetry Exhibition Hundreds of Years in the Making

'Shadow puppetry is a living tradition, and I come from a traditional family that is doing modern things'