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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).


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The Guerrilla Girls exhibition is on display at the Benton Museum of Art. (Amy Jorgensen/UConn Photo)

Protesting Inequalities in the Art World

'There still is a glass ceiling for women and artists of color,' says Frida Kahlo of the advocacy group Guerrilla Girls, whose work is on display at the Benton Museum.

MFA Puppet Arts graduate student Ana Craciun-Lambru performs 'Dust' one of three world premiere shows part of MFA Puppet Arts Festival. (Gerry Goodstein Photo)

Puppet Production Explores 1911 Factory Fire

'Dust' is a reflection on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the worst industrial disasters in history. The production is part of UConn's puppet festival, March 24-April3.

A new book by a UConn sociologist discusses the need for more direct language to address systemic racism.

Words Matter

A new book by a UConn sociologist discusses the need for more direct language to address systemic racism.

Singer-songwriters from left, Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anais Mitchell will perform as part of 'The Use Your Voice Tour 2016' at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 5.

Singer-songwriter Trio Use Voices to Get the Vote Out

A concert at Jorgensen this Saturday is designed to encourage people to get involved in their community and participate in the election.

Susannah Resnikoff '16 (SFA) (Marianne Dashwood) and Bryce Wood '16 MFA Acting (Willoughby) in 'Sense and Sensibility,' adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and JR Sullivan from the novel by Jane Austen. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

‘Sense and Sensibility’ Tells Tale of Life and Love

Students playing roles in CRT's production of the period drama must portray characters across the generations as well as the centuries.

Detail from “Pittsburgh left,” oil on canvas (2014), Deborah Zlotsky

Making a Career in Art

An exhibition of juried alumni art at Contemporary Art Galleries illustrates the successful careers of four graduates of the MFA program.

Male Nude with Houdon Ecorche II, no date, Roger L. Crossgrove, gelatin silver print, part of the 'Stark Imagery: The Male Nude in Art' exhibit at the Benton Museum. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Exploring Masculinity Through Art

An exhibit at the Benton Museum through March 13 traces the history of the portrayal of the male body.

Roomful of Teeth. (Photo by Bonica Ayala of Bonica Ayala Photography)

Expect the Unexpected at ‘Roomful of Teeth’ Performance

The groundbreaking vocal ensemble will perform 'art music' with UConn students on Feb. 10.

UConn Reads exhibit: works by graphic design students on the issue of race at the Benton on Jan. 22, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Interactive Exhibit Prompts Dialogue on Race

A student-designed exhibit at the Benton engages the audience with a series of provocative statements.

The first UConn course to include an open textbook as part of the initiative will be an introductory chemistry course using an atoms-first approach to teaching chemistry.

UConn Leading State’s Open Textbook Initiative

The goal is to reduce the cost of textbooks and other course-related educational materials.