Neag School of Education

A group of high school students gather with Neag School and East Hartford Public Schools' educators and administrators.

Neag School Expands its Early College Experience Courses, Allowing High School Students to Explore Careers in Education

More than 350 students from 21 partner schools were enrolled in the Neag School's ECE courses in 2022-2023, an increase from 201 students in five districts the year before. 

Justin McManus '11 (SFA, ED) '13 MM, right, director of athletic bands, gestures during UConn Marching Band practice at the band field on Aug. 22, 2023.

UConn Marching Band Welcomes Back One of Its Own as New Director

Justin McManus has come full circle, from marching band member to marching band director

Alyssa Hadley Dunn

10 Questions With the Neag School’s Director of Teacher Education

As the Neag School of Education’s new director of teacher education, Alyssa Hadley Dunn came to UConn at the beginning of 2023 from Michigan State University, where she was an associate professor of education. This 10 Questions feature covers her work and research in teacher education.

Recent graduates from UConn's the BOLD Leadership Network posing for a photo

Neag School Creates New Graduate Certificate for Emerging Women Leaders

The 12-credit online program addresses leadership inequity by training women to put leadership theory into practice in their respective fields

The class of fifth graders from Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut who excitedly built with UConn experts a "Corsi-Rosenthal" air purifier device to be tested by EPA scientists. It is decorated with rainbows and their school’s owl mascot.

UConn Road Trip to EPA Launches DIY Air Filter High-Tech Biochamber Testing

A letter from a Middletown fifth-grader to a UConn researcher started it all: Now, EPA scientists will test the power of the low-cost DIY 'Corsi-Rosenthal' box air purifier against infectious aerosols, like the virus that causes COVID-19. The device being tested on July 26 was made and decorated by the 9-year-old and her classmates

A silhouette vector illustration of several people gathered outside of a comminuty center. There is a young family with three children, a woman pushing a wheelchair, and a young woman waering a backpack with her young daughter.

Federal Funding Renewed for UConn’s Cross-Campus Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service

UConn's UCEDD is on the front lines in Connecticut helping those with disabilities and their families and building the capacity of the future workforce to conduct research and deliver evidence-based intervention practices.

The Godwalker showcase booth at RPI GameFest in April

Childhood Dream Becomes Reality for Video Gamer Turned Designer

'My whole life I secretly wanted to make video games but was scared. I didn’t think it was something that I was allowed to do because it seemed too fun'

Jonathan XV standing in front of the UConn gateway sign.

Jonathan XV has Arrived, and Doggone it, He’s Adorable

UConn Nation got a doggone great surprise on Wednesday with the introduction of mascot-in-training Jonathan XV

A young girl raises her hand in an elementary school classroom.

UConn Faculty Awarded $2M in Federal Funding to Support School Wellness in CT

'I’m very proud of the work we have been collectively doing at UConn to support the whole child'

Puppets Nico, CJ, and Mena.

Feel Your Best Self Collaborative Puppetry Project Wins Telly Awards

The free educational toolkit that helps children cope with big emotions has been recognized in four categories.