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10 Questions With Ph.D. Students in Educational Leadership
Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy (LLEP) is a doctoral program available through the Neag School’s Department of Educational Leadership, offering concentrations in three areas: adult learning; leadership and education policy; and sport management. This installment of “10 Questions” connects with two current Ph.D. candidates in the LLEP program.
Scott Brown Provides Training in Colombia as Fulbright Specialist
Since 2001, the Fulbright Specialist Program has been pairing a selection of top U.S. faculty experts and other professionals from a variety of disciplines with foreign host institutions for anywhere between two and six weeks to serve as consultants — sharing their knowledge and skills, and taking part in activities that support the host institution’s priorities and goals — while being immersed in other cultures. Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology Scott Brown, who is certified as a Fulbright Specialist, accepted an assignment that sent him this past month to Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Pontifical Xavierian University) in Cali, Colombia.
Community Foundation to Fund Leadership Training Project
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded funding for a project focused on leadership training through the UConn Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP), a school leadership program based at the Neag School that prepares highly qualified school administrators in Connecticut.
10 Questions With Neag School Experts in Gaming and Education
In their recently published edited volume, Exploding the Castle: Rethinking How Video Games and Game Mechanics Can Shape the Future of Education (Information Age, 2017), Neag School faculty Michael Young and Stephen Slota — both longtime video game devotees — explore the value of games, the role of games in the future of K-12 and higher education, and more. Here, Young, associate professor of cognition, instruction, and learning technology, and Slota, assistant professor-in-residence of educational technology discuss the book and share their insights on the intersection between games, technology, and learning.
$5M in Federal Funding to Support Educational Psychology Research
Led by educational psychology professors in the Neag School of Education, two research projects have recently been awarded a total of nearly $5 million in federal funding, made available through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act.
Campbell Named Co-Editor, Journal of Science Teacher Education
Todd Cambpell, professor of science education, has been named editor of the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the flagship journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education.
#TakeAKnee Is Only Symbolic; Economic Activism Is the Real Black Power Salute
In this opinion piece, Joseph Cooper, assistant professor of sport management in the Neag School, weighs in on the recent #TakeAKnee protests and provides his insight into what he sees as the most powerful form of activism within a capitalist society: economic activism.
Neag School Welcomes New Faculty Member in Educational Technology
The Neag School of Education this week welcomes Stephen Slota as an assistant professor-in-residence of educational technology, with a joint appointment in the School of Fine Arts Department of Digital Media and Design.
10 Tips on Preparing for Your Child’s College Search
Rachelle Pérusse, associate professor of counseling in the Neag School, shares her top 10 suggestions for caregivers and their aspiring postsecondary students on preparing for the college search.
George Michna Joins Neag School as Director of Assessment
George Michna arrives at the Neag School of Education this week as director of assessment, accreditation, and accountability.