Academic Affairs

A view of the School of Social Work building in Hartford

Finding Healing: UConn Leads National Study Effort for Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture

Using quantitative data to show the scale, challenges, and capacity to effectively heal and serve victims

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New Geroscience Program Delves Into the Mysteries of Aging

'Our goal is to give as many students as possible a greater appreciation and understanding of aging'

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UConn Simplifying Process for Students to Seek Readmission After Academic Dismissal

Previously, students who were academically dismissed could apply for readmission after two semesters away. This change reduces that to one semester

Gampel Pavilion

CAPS Program Celebrates Success with ‘Community Celebration’

The event brought together approximately 600 college and high school students, in addition to faculty and staff, that all represented the various parts of CAPS

Dean Ofer Harel hands out diplomas at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony one in Gampel Pavilion.

Ofer Harel Named Dean of UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

Harel will lead the University’s largest college, serving 10,000 undergraduates,1,700 graduate students, and 950 faculty and staff over all five UConn campuses

Students, faculty, and staff together at a conference.

UConn Holds Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching and Transformation

The week-long experience empowered educators to explore sustainable change for student success

The cupola above the Wilbur Cross building.

Fulbright Recipients to Teach English Abroad

One student has also been named a recipient of a Scoville Peace Fellowship, the first in UConn history

The Wilbur Cross Building on a sunny day.

UConn’s Briana Huett selected for Campus Compact’s Engaged Scholars Initiative

'This is an incredible opportunity to find new ways to identify and improve the community-engaged work happening across all UConn campuses'

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Morgaen Donaldson Reappointed as Philip E. Austin Endowed Chair for Second Term

Donaldson’s tenure as Austin Chair has also been marked by her success in securing substantial research funding

UConn Announces Newest Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors

This prestigious award represents the highest honor the university can confer upon its faculty