Journalism
Students Energized, Engaged in Election 2016
In recent weeks, students have played the parts of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a class debate, organized a Voter Education Day in Stamford, and signed up to help report election results for the media outlet Associated Press.
November 8, 2016 | Loretta Waldman
The Man Who Built Environmentalism
A journalism professor’s new biography explores the reckless life of the Sierra Club’s most influential leader, a father of the environmental movement.
September 6, 2016 | Christine Buckley
Extra! Extra! Read (Listen, Watch, and Tweet) All About It!
UConn's journalism department marks 50 years in the news business.
April 14, 2016 | Tom Breen
The First Draft of History
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Smith ’87 (CLAS) has had a front seat to turmoil and tragedy. But he has used good journalism to force political change.
April 14, 2016 | Christine Buckley
Student-Athlete Strong: Kyle Huson
For ice hockey player Kyle Huson, to be a Husky is to be part of an outstanding athletic and academic tradition.
January 20, 2016 | Rob Chudzik
UConn Students Gain Valuable Experience as Interns
The internship is becoming a must-have for employers hiring college graduates. UConn helps students take part in a wide variety of internships.
August 6, 2015 | Abby Mace '16 (CLAS)
Reporting on the Everglades
Students in an environmental journalism class learned about beat reporting and teamwork on a trip to the Everglades.
June 5, 2014 | Kristen Cole
Emeritus Journalism Professor John Breen Dies
For more than three decades, Breen was a mentor to generations of UConn journalism students.
February 20, 2014 | Michael Kirk
Journalism Student Joins Today Team in Sochi
After two internships with NBC, Gabrielle Levesque '14 (CLAS) is in Russia with the Today show team covering the Winter Olympics.
February 7, 2014 | Kenneth Best
Wattles Balances Time on Both Sides of the Net
Jackie Wattles '14 (CLAS) does double duty as a student-athlete and as a journalist.
October 24, 2013 | Kenneth Best