Educational Leadership
Neag School Named a Top 25 Public Graduate School of Education
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Neag School as tied for No. 22 among all public graduate schools of education in the nation.
In Memoriam: Elias “Eli” Abarbanel-Wolff
Eli Wolff, an instructor in Neag School of Education's Sport Management program, was a fierce and powerful disability sport advocate.
Neag School Receives $15K in 36 Hours During UConn Gives
The Neag School, including its Alumni Board, promoted four different education-affiliated projects, which were supported by 275 individuals.
Neag School Graduate Students Publish Inaugural Issue of Education Research Journal
The editor-reviewed, open-access, annual journal is founded and run by graduate students at the Neag School and published five articles in its Spring 2023 issue.
Neag School Increases Enrollment, Expands Program Locations to Help Combat Connecticut’s Teacher Shortage
Not only has the Neag School boosted enrollment in its teacher education programs, it also expanded its offerings to train more educators and support Connecticut schools
Neag School Alumna Donna Hayward Named National Principal of the Year
The National Association of Secondary Principals recently honored Hayward ’98 6th Year, ’10 ELP, who is principal of Haddam-Killingworth High School.
Three Neag School Faculty Members Receive Spencer Foundation Grants to Support Equity Research
Sakeena Everett, Alexandra Freidus, and Grace Player recently received the competitive awards, which support transformative, methodologically rigorous education research projects that help create a better, more equitable society.
Supporting Quarantined Learning in K-12 Schools
Britney Jones, Neag School of Education doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).
Women Leaders Share Insights Through UConn ELLEvate Panel
The University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education collaborated with UConn Women and Philanthropy this past Thursday to host “ELLEvate: Supporting Women in Leadership,” a panel discussing women’s experiences in leadership roles.
Using Book Clubs as a Professional Learning Tool
In a newly published journal article, Neag School Professor and adult learning expert Robin Grenier examines, with colleagues including Neag School alumna Kristi Kaeppel ’20 Ph.D., the use of book clubs and literature as a tool for enhancing the professional learning of employees across various organizations — from the military to nonprofits to health care. Voluntary, fiction-based book clubs, the researchers say, offer employees a nonformal setting for learning while critically raising consciousness within an organization.