
Writer
Kenneth Best
Ken Best served as editor of UCONN Magazine for 10 years. He is a co-host of the UConn 360 Podcast. He previously covered news and sports in Connecticut for The New York Times, edited the Weekend section for the Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time, wrote arts and culture stories syndicated by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service and was the media coordinator for Yale-New Haven Hospital. During the summer of 2015 he hosted “Walking a Blues Road,” a weekly program on WHUS in Storrs based on the holdings of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African-American Musical Culture at UConn’s Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. He is the author of Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Pomegranate Books).
Author Archive
300,000 Ways to Do Time with a Federal Crime
Mike Chase '11 JD details on Twitter and a new book some of the more ridiculous ways to run afoul of the law.
October 17, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Brothers of We Banjo 3 Bring Fresh Sound to Jorgensen
The Irish bluegrass group We Banjo 3 brings its signature mix of musical styles to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 17.
October 14, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Talking Impeachment, Politics, and Elections with David Yalof
American politics expert David Yalof talks about the politics of impeachment throughout American history.
October 1, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Woodstock Forever: A Personal Reflection
UConn Today writer Ken Best recalls his attendance at the famed Woodstock concert, and the way those times have shaped his life.
September 27, 2019 | Kenneth Best
‘Day-Glo and Napalm’ Exhibition Looks Back at UConn Activism
An exhibit on display at the Dodd Center looks back on the turbulent years of Vietnam-era protest at UConn.
September 27, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Study: On Screen, Girls’ Bodies are Changing
The bodies of female characters in animated films have changed within the last two decades and the impact on young viewers merits further study, says Rebecca Rowe of UConn.
September 18, 2019 | Kenneth Best
African Art Exhibit Represents Diverse Ethnic Groups
While conducting research on the urban transformation of developing countries in Africa, Josef Gugler, emeritus professor of sociology, and his wife, Janine, a printmaker, also spent time with artists who created a variety of works that they purchased for their own collection of African art. The couple recently donated the art they acquired to the […]
September 11, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Hatfield-McCoy Feud Carries Lessons for Today
The fabled feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families of Appalachia is the subject of a new PBS documentary, featuring the insights of UConn historian Altina Waller.
September 10, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Professor Blends Art and Science in ‘The Colony’
The Colony, a performance about the evolution of communication in two of the most social creatures on earth — humans and ants — can be seen tonight, Saturday, and Sunday.
September 6, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Luce Foundation Grant Launches ‘Seeing Truth’ Exhibit
The exhibition will challenge notions of what counts as a 'scientific' object or as 'art,' which will, in turn, challenge the assumption that there is only one way of understanding truth and knowledge.
August 27, 2019 | Kenneth Best