Neag School of Education
10 Questions With UConn African American Cultural Center Director
As UConn’s director of the H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center (AACC), Willena Kimpson Price ’90 Ph.D. has been instrumental in supporting UConn African American students’ higher education experiences for the past three decades. Price has steered the AACC to be recognized campuswide and throughout the United States as a university center that promotes an understanding and appreciation of the culture, history, and traditions of people of African descent.
Pandemic-Related School Closings Likely to Have Far-Reaching Effects on Child Well-Being
From falling graduation rates to more students going without healthy food, a range of potential impacts are being examined
As Legislative Session Gets Underway, UConn Offers Insight and Expertise
Faculty members and alumni will provide guidance on issues ranging from crime to an expected wave of retirements in 2022
Holocaust Education Evolves as Number of Survivors Declines
Like members of the Greatest Generation, living Holocaust survivors provide a powerful tool in teaching students about the past
Olympic Athletes: Five Questions America Needs to Ask About Athlete Activism
As the Winter Olympics begin in Beijing, questions about how free athletes are to express their political and moral beliefs
More than Masks and Critical Race Theory – 3 Tasks You Should be Prepared to do Before You Run for School Board
Being an effective school board member is never just about taking a stance on a few hot-button topics
Radenka Maric Named UConn’s Interim President
'UConn strives to be the place where all students will have equal opportunities and be fully prepared for their life journey upon graduation'
Announcing the 2022 Neag School Alumni Awards Honorees
The Neag School of Education and its Alumni Board are delighted to announce the 2022 Neag School Alumni Awards honorees. Eight outstanding graduates will be formally recognized at the School’s 24th annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Saturday, March 12, 2022.
The Science of Distraction: Neag School Professor Explores Fluctuations of Attention During Science Learning
Addressing the need to understand how students pay attention in virtual, as well as face-to-face, classrooms
Academically Talented Students With Autism Can Prepare For Success In College
Students who are both academically talented and also on the autism spectrum can enjoy greater success in college based on their correct high school experience