Stefanie Dion Jones
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Career Changers Among Those Seeking STEM Teaching Certificates at UConn’s Avery Point Campus
Thanks to the Neag School’s STEM-focused Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) at Avery Point, a second cohort of graduates is now prepared to teach in such critical shortage areas as science and math. And with a new grant in place, the program is not only ready to recruit – but also fully fund – 24 more aspiring science teachers from nontraditional backgrounds at Avery Point over the next four years.
May 21, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Neag School to Welcome First-Ever Dean’s Doctoral Scholars This Fall
Come fall, eight promising new Ph.D. candidates will arrive on the UConn Storrs campus knowing that they will have four years of fully funded support, thanks to an innovative new program instituted this past year by Neag School of Education Dean Richard Schwab.
May 20, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones
UConn’s Law School and Neag School of Education to Launch New Graduate Program Combining Educational Leadership and Law
Next year, UConn’s Neag School of Education and School of Law will partner for the first time to address this need head-on, launching a new graduate program designed for working professionals interested in obtaining a law degree as well as certification as an educational administrator. The program is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.
May 20, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Collective Uplift: How Research Could Reshape the Educational Experiences of Black Male Student-Athletes
This past fall, Neag Assistant Professor Joseph Cooper began reaching out to black male student-athletes at UConn, gathering them for a new grassroots effort called Collective Uplift, which seeks to empower, educate, and inspire ethnic minorities at UConn to maximize their full potential as holistic individuals, not exclusively in the realm of athletics, but also beyond.
March 13, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Neag School Moves Up in 2016 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
U.S. News & World Report released its annual national rankings of graduate schools of education on March 10, with the Neag School of Education ranking No. 31 in the nation, up two slots this year from No. 33.
March 10, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones