Academic Affairs

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'

The official University of Connecticut seal, in painted gold on an oak panel.

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

Asher Coello '23 (CLAS), a member of the first RaMP cohort at UConn, is studying genetic novelty in the giant milkweed bug for the individualized section of the NSF-supported program.

After Graduating Without Lab Experience, UConn RaMP Scholars Publish First-of-its Kind Scorpion Genome

'This is maybe an exaggeration, but it feels like kind of a last chance to hook people into the STEM pipeline'

Dean Indrajeet Chaubey

Chaubey Reappointed as Dean of the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

During his first term, Chaubey oversaw record growth at CAHNR in research, academics, and extension engagement

Two students in a digital simulation.

New Master’s For Digital Design and Manufacturing Innovators

Students can earn this degree remotely from anywhere in the world, offering an accessible path to advanced engineering education

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

Ten Students Earn Awards From Gilman Foundation

Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community