Mikala Kane '26 MA


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Neag School Researchers Honored with AERA Awards

Kathleen Lynch, Kylie Anglin, and Alexandra Freidus were recognized at the American Educational Research Association’s 2026 Annual Meeting

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Neag School of Education Celebrates 139 Bachelor of Science Graduates

Graduates of the Sport Management and Integrated Bachelor's/Master's Teacher Education programs were celebrated Sunday morning at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

The UConn Neag School of Education banner is seen with graduates in the background.

Meet the Neag School of Education’s Class of 2026

Students from across the Neag School share memories from their time at UConn and their plans for the future

The Neag School Class of 2025 gathers in the Gentry Building atrium.

Three Neag School Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Top 25 in the Nation

The School has also been named a top 30 public graduate school of education by U.S. News & World Report for the 11th straight year

A woman conducts a high school band on a stage.

Band and Theater Teacher Named 2026 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund Winner

Ellie Campbell, of CREC Academy of International Studies, will receive $5,000 to support her innovative project

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Connecticut’s 2026 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named

UConn's Neag School of Education, Department of English, and Connecticut Writing Project, co-sponsors of the 33rd annual contest, announce this year's winners

A Black female college student sits with three elementary school students at a table in a classroom.

Neag School Researchers Seek to Use Innovative Methods and Analysis to Reimagine Special Education Policy

A two-day conference, sponsored by the Spencer Foundation, brought national experts to Storrs to outline and plan for a new QuantCrit policy center

Graduates dressed in caps and robes sit in a row. One cap reads "Women Belong in Sports" and is decorated with the UConn Husky dog logo.

UConn’s Sport Management Program Empowers Women Leaders on the Court, on the Sidelines, and in Academia

Alums of the Neag School of Education program reflect on their careers in honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day

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EPSY Scholars Program Empowers Neag School Students to Pursue Research, Professional Interests

The initiative provides each Ph.D. student recipient with four years of funding and helps recruit nationally competitive students to the Department of Educational Psychology

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Twice is Nice: Feel Your Best Self Earns Second Finalist Spot in Kidscreen Awards

UConn Feel Your Best Self’s new animated shorts series has been nominated for best preschool digital series

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Neag School Welcomes New Endowed Chair in Educational Psychology

Matthew Lemberger-Truelove, an expert in counselor education, is the new Letitia Neag Morgan Chair for Educational Psychology

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Jason G. Irizarry Reappointed to Second Term as Dean of UConn’s Neag School of Education

Interim Provost Alpay praises Irizarry’s vision and leadership in guiding the School’s expanded community engagement and student success

Wellness Concept. Wooden blocks with the eight dimensions; emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, environmental, physical, occupational, financial. A holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

UConn’s Popular Emotional Well-Being Course Now Free and Available to the Public

UConn faculty and students launch online resource to make emotional well-being content accessible to all

The Charles B. Gentry Building as seen from the Rowe Building at UConn Storrs. A man walks by in the foreground.

Meet the Neag School’s 2025-26 Alumni Board

Current members of the board volunteer to help engage and connect with alumni and friends of the Neag School throughout the year

A female Asian American college student sits in front of a group of elementary school students, holding up a picture book and reading it.

Husky Reads Brings the Joy of Reading and Healthy Lifestyles to Connecticut Preschoolers

The UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport initiative connects UConn students with hundreds of young children across the state each year

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In Memoriam: Neag School Professor Lisa Sanetti

Sanetti, a professor in the School Psychology program, was an award-winning researcher and a true champion for all educators

Three high school students - two female, one male - stand next to Dean Jason G. Irizarry in front of a light blue vertical banner that reads "UConn Neag School of Education." Each of the three students holds a small wood and metal award plaque.

Neag School of Education Hosts “Why Teach, Why Now” Contest for Early College Experience Students

High school students submitted short essays or videos explaining why they want to become urban educators

A Black college student squats down while holding an edge of a large parachute over their head outside in a field. Elementary school children also hold the parachute or run underneath it.

A Vibrant Partnership: UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport and Hartford Public Schools Support Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Over 20 Years

The UConn campus-community partnership hosts more than 600 educational sessions a year at Fred D. Wish Museum School

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Gift Brings UConn’s Immersive Holocaust and Bias Awareness Program to High School Students

The gift from Judy Sarna and her late husband, Morris, is the largest gift from a single, private donor that the Neag School of Education has received in the past 25 years

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Neag School Graduate Students Publish Third Issue of Education Research Journal

The editor-reviewed, open-access, annual journal is founded and run by graduate students at the Neag School and has published three articles in its Spring 2025 issue