
Director of News and Editorial Communications
Tom Breen
Tom Breen has been at UConn since 2012, serving as a news writer, deputy spokesperson, manager for special projects, UConn Today editor, and, as of January 2021, director of news and editorial communications. Prior to UConn, he worked as a reporter for The Associated Press, covering health care, religion, and state government in West Virginia and North Carolina, and before the AP, he worked at newspapers in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He is the author of two books about Christianity and contemporary culture, and has published short fiction in many periodicals and anthologies. A second-generation Husky, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2000. He is the co-founder of the award-winning UConn 360 podcast and has given presentations on UConn history to community groups throughout Connecticut. He lives in Manchester, is active in volunteer organizations, and recommends that you try the coconut flavor at the Dairy Bar.
Author Archive
School Mental Health Resources Are Critical to Ensuring Safe School Environments
Even before the pandemic schools were struggling to provide enough mental health support to students, and the problem has only gotten worse
June 9, 2022 | Amy Briesch, Associate Professor of School Psychology, Northeastern University and Sandra M. Chafouleas, Professor of Educational Psychology at UConn
Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs are Putting Millions at Risk, a New Study Says
Many counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are sold online, and the bulk of them are being obtained without a prescription
June 3, 2022 | C. Michael White, Professor of Pharmacy Practice
How Pharmacists and Community Health Workers Build Trust with Cambodian Genocide Survivors
With training in trauma-informed care, health workers help survivors improve their mental and physical health
June 1, 2022 | Christina Polomoff, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Standing Against Despair
UConn researchers offer tools and perspectives to reduce gun violence in the US
May 26, 2022 | Tom Breen, Jaclyn Severance, and Kimberly Phillips
2022 Commencement at a Glance
Students in full regalia gathered with their classmates and processed together to hear their names called as they join the great community of graduates stretching all the way back to 1883.
May 9, 2022 | Tom Breen
Graduation Ceremonies at Connecticut Colleges Were Limited for 2 Years. 2022 Looks Different
May 6, 2022 | Tom Breen
Why You Went to College
'You came here to learn to question beliefs, to think independently, to recognize injustice and to have the tools that you need to change the world'
May 6, 2022 | Maureen Croteau, Professor Emeritus of Journalism
How Burying the Dead Keeps the Living Human
Funerary rites are ostensibly about the dead. But their importance lies in the roles they play for the living
May 4, 2022 | Dimitris Xygalatas, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences
Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2022
A class full of dynamism, innovation, and passion
April 29, 2022 | Tom Breen