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.

Email: tom.breen@uconn.edu

Twitter: TJBreen

Author Archive

Evacuees from Afghanistan wait for boarding into a passenger plane bound for the U.S. at the U.S. military's Ramstein air base on October 09, 2021 in Ramstein, Germany. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)

Tens of Thousands of Afghan Evacuees Made it to the US: Here’s How the Resettlement Process Works

While many Americans think of the arriving Afghans as 'refugees,' most have a more tenuous legal status

February 23, 2022 | Kathryn Libal, Director of the Human Rights Institute and Associate Professor of Social Work and Human Rights and Scott Harding, Associate Professor of Social Work

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