College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Zoey England, a Gilman-McCain scholar, pets Jonathan XIV on May 3, 2022.

Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner Is a First for UConn

Zoey England is one of just 100 students in the country to earn the scholarship this year

Drone morning shot of UConn Avery Point Campus

UConn, NOAA, DEEP, Other Partners Celebrate Designation of Estuarine Research Reserve Along Shoreline

UConn is joining with several partners to celebrate the establishment of the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)

Nicholas Xenophontos ’23 (CLAS) reads his prize-winning essay on the meaning of America

In Defining ‘America,’ Students Critique, Criticize, and Warn of What Is and Could Be

'If people value democracy, trust each other and the democratic process, they will build a better nation'

An aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building.

Five Named To Fulbright US Student Program

The program provides grants for individually-designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world

Graduate claps during commencement ceremony

Together, At Last: 2022 CLAS Commencement

2,500 degrees, 3 ceremonies, 1 day to remember

Manisha Sinha, the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

History Professor Manisha Sinha Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Sinha is working on an expansive examination of the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction

Kelli Mosca on boat

Kelli Mosca ’22 MS, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

"I am using the fieldwork skills that I learned during my master’s degree, but also, some of the data analysis and management skills that I used during my thesis."

A group of graduating students toss their caps into the air while standing in front of the UConn gateway sign on April 28, 2020.

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'

Urvi Kaul, Tony Edgington, Raul Flamenco, Swapna Subramanian - UConn's NSF Scholars - on the steps of Wilbur Cross

Five Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF-GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.

Prince Allotey

Prince Allotey ’22 Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

"One of my favorite things about statistics is using statistical methods to help solve real-life problems. I believe this degree will provide me with guidance and knowledge in developing new and using existing statistical methodologies to handle different types of health data in my country, Ghana."