Educational Leadership

UConn alumna Pauline Batista Souza da Silva carries the torch at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Ph.D. Student Pauline Batista Seeks to Support Youth’s Voice

“In my work as a researcher,” says LLEP doctoral candidate Pauline Batista ’16 MA, “I come from an understanding where youth do not have a voice unless youth have the educational skill set or the educational apparatus.”

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Aspiring School Administrators Present Capstone Projects Via Zoom

Neag School students completing the UConn Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) this spring presented their change projects — the program’s signature capstone assignment, in which students identify a need or opportunity for school improvement and work toward positive change — during the 6th Annual Change Project Day.

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Q&A: Glanville Brings Major League Experience to UConn

Doug Glanville became an adjunct professor in UConn’s Neag School of Education in the fall of 2019. This spring he is teaching an undergraduate course in “Sports and Society,” and serves as an advisor for several students.

Ph.D. Candidates Integrate Open Dialogue Into Sport Management Courses

Thanks to the Initiative on Campus Dialogues (ICD) Fellowship Program at UConn, members of the Neag School community are engaging in projects focused on expanding productive dialogue within and beyond the University community.

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Op-ed: Missing in Efforts to Curb Heavy Drinking and Hazing on Campuses

Drinking alcohol is deeply embedded in society’s notions about what it means to be a man, and attacking the problem necessitates dismantling that idea, says Adam McCready, visiting professor.

Jamelle Elliott '96 (BUS), '97 MA. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Jamelle Elliott: Where She is Now

Former women's basketball student-athlete Jamelle Elliott is back at UConn as an administrator, after a successful coaching career. Sometimes, she stops to watch practice for a few minutes, because she misses the echo of a bouncing basketball.

Former head coach MaChelle Joseph of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets questions the game official after a foul call. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Op-ed: The War on Women Coaches

When women act like a coach it violates traditional female gender stereotypes, subjecting them to backlash, write experts at UConn and the University of Minnesota.

UCAPP Student Project Strives to Build a Sense of Belonging

The Neag School of Education, UConn’s Department of English, and the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) at UConn are proud to announce Connecticut’s winners of the 26th annual Letters About Literature competition, a nationwide contest sponsored by the Library of Congress for students in grades 4 through 12.

10 Questions With Connecticut’s Superintendent of the Year

Alan Addley is in his 11th year as the superintendent of Granby (Conn.) Public Schools. A native of Northern Ireland, Addley started his career as a professional soccer player and mathematics teacher. He has 34 years of administrative and teaching experience in private and public schools in the United States and Ireland. Addley completed a Connecticut Superintendent Certificate through the Executive Leadership Program in 2007 and earned his Ed.D. in 2014, both at the Neag School.

Students in the hallway between classes at a charter school in East Los Angeles. (David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images)

Report Recommends Ways to Promote Equity in Charter Schools

The federal government should grant awards to charter schools that clearly describe their strategies to serve a diverse set of learners, say researchers at UConn and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.