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Neag School Expands its Early College Experience Courses, Allowing High School Students to Explore Careers in Education
More than 350 students from 21 partner schools were enrolled in the Neag School's ECE courses in 2022-2023, an increase from 201 students in five districts the year before.
10 Questions With the Neag School’s Director of Teacher Education
As the Neag School of Education’s new director of teacher education, Alyssa Hadley Dunn came to UConn at the beginning of 2023 from Michigan State University, where she was an associate professor of education. This 10 Questions feature covers her work and research in teacher education.
From Recruitment Through Retention: Strategies to Repair and Strengthen the BIPOC Teaching Pipeline
Taylor Strickland, Neag School doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE). The absence of sustainable recruitment, hiring, and retention processes for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) educators is a long-standing failure within the U.S. education system.
Neag School Names Recipients of the 2023 Alumni Board Scholarship
Megan Go, Kenya Overton, and Amanda Sutter are graduate students who have proven academic excellence or demonstrated financial need.
Neag School Assistant Professor Danielle Filipiak Receives Teaching Award
Filipiak has been named the 2023 Dr. Perry A. Zirkel Distinguished Teaching Award recipient.
Neag School Class of 2023 Student Profile: Nathan Suarez
“What drove me to choose UConn was the fact that both student teachers [I learned from in high school] happened to be in the same concentration I wanted to be in, which was music, and they were able to provide me with advice and thoughts on the program.”
Neag School Class of 2023 Student Profile: Kevin Slisz
“I chose UConn initially because of a campus tour that I had during my senior year of high school. During this tour I had a presenter who really convinced me that I wanted to study Sport Management here at UConn through his passion for the topic and the attention to detail he demonstrated through his presentation.”
Neag School Class of 2023 Student Profile: Daniel Petrsoric
“I chose UConn because it provided so many opportunities for me to choose from. I came to UConn not knowing what I wanted to be or what my future looked like. When speaking with ACES advisors, I realized that I could create that future on my own.”
Neag School Class of 2023 Student Profile: Emma McCarthy
“I made the decision to transfer to UConn not only after the amazing reviews I’d heard about the Neag School, but after first stepping foot on a campus that truly felt like home.”
Neag School Class of 2023 Student Profile: Saraya Lewis
“There is nothing that compares to the UConn pride we have as a family. I applied to just three schools, and I knew regardless of the decisions, that I would find my forever home here at UConn.”