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Konjit Richards-Johnson ’19, Elementary Education
"Knowledge is power, and I want to teach students from a young age how amazing learning can be," says Konjit Richards-Johnson.
Clarey Pass ’19, Elementary Education
"I will be spending the fall semester studying abroad and interning in London and then will come back to finish up my master’s degree in Storrs," says Clarey Pass.
Lindsey Vieweg ’19, Elementary Education
If you could summarize your experience at UConn in three words, what would they be? "Realization of self," says Lindsey Vieweg.
Danielle Fontaine ’19, Special Education and Psychological Science
"I chose education as a career because I wanted to have a deeper purpose in life that reaches a higher mission and satisfies more than just myself," says Danielle Fontaine.
Kathrine Grant ’19, English and Secondary English Education
"I want to serve and lead in order to create change, and being able to do that required that I experience all that I could during my four years at UConn," says Kathrine Grant.
Kimberly Duhart ’19, Elementary Education
Advice for incoming students? "College can be hard, but use all that you experience, good and bad, to learn things about yourself that you never knew and grow from that," says Kimberly Duhart.
Connecticut’s 2019 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named
The Neag School of Education, UConn’s Department of English, and the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) at UConn are proud to announce Connecticut’s winners of the 26th annual Letters About Literature competition, a nationwide contest sponsored by the Library of Congress for students in grades 4 through 12.
10 Questions With Connecticut’s Superintendent of the Year
Alan Addley is in his 11th year as the superintendent of Granby (Conn.) Public Schools. A native of Northern Ireland, Addley started his career as a professional soccer player and mathematics teacher. He has 34 years of administrative and teaching experience in private and public schools in the United States and Ireland. Addley completed a Connecticut Superintendent Certificate through the Executive Leadership Program in 2007 and earned his Ed.D. in 2014, both at the Neag School.
Neag School Announces Recipients of 2019 Alumni Board Scholarship
Ashley Robinson, a third-year doctoral student studying learning, leadership, and education policy in the Neag School, and Tashua Sotil ’17 (CAHNR), ’18 MA, a sixth-year graduate student in its educational psychology program, have been named the recipients of the Neag School of Education Alumni Board Scholarship for 2019.
Neag School Announces Recipients of 2019 Alumni Awards
The Neag School of Education and its Alumni Board are proud to announce the 2019 Neag School Alumni Awards honorees. Seven outstanding Neag School graduates will be recognized at the School’s 21st annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Saturday, March 16, 2019.