Neag School of Education

Mostafa Analoui, executive director of venture development, speaks with Kashmira Kulkarmi, chief scientist, and Alex Tikhonov, senior scientist at Azitra's technology incubator lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington on Feb. 8, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Venture Development Helps Foster CT Business Opportunities

UConn's Mostafa Analoui sits down with MetroHartford Alliance to discuss how the University's entrepreneurship and venture development programs support business opportunities in the state.

The charter school industry is engaging in questionable business practices that allow people who own and run charter schools to make large profits. The time has come for oversight, says education professor Preston Green. (Getty Images)

Op-ed: Charter Schools Exploit Lucrative Loophole that Would Be Easy to Close

The charter school industry is engaging in questionable business practices that allow people who own and run charter schools to make large profits. The time has come for oversight, says education professor Preston Green.

A newly announced $240,000 grant from the William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund will help support students of color in the Neag School’s Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program, as well as educators of color serving as mentors. (Ryan Glista/Neag School)

$240K Grant to Advance Ongoing Neag School Student Diversity Efforts

Thanks to a newly announced investment of $240,000 from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the Neag School will be able to support further efforts to diversify the teacher workforce of tomorrow.

$5K Rogers Award Goes to Neag School Alumna Teaching in Norwalk, Conn.

Alumna Jessica Stargardter ’16 (ED), ’17 MA has been named by the Neag School of Education as the recipient of the 2019 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund award. Stargardter serves as a gifted and talented educator for Norwalk (Conn.) Public Schools.

Neag School Dean Gladis Kersaint, second from right, and Yuhang Rong, UConn’s associate vice president for global affairs (not pictured), traveled this past fall to Queen Rania Teacher Academy in Jordan on behalf of the University. Since 2016, the Neag School has partnered with QRTA, in collaboration with the Jordanian Ministry of Education, to offer a program designed to advance the leadership skills of Jordan’s public school principals. (Photo courtesy of Yuhang Rong)

Visit to Middle East Marks Enduring International UConn Partnership

As part of an international partnership that began two-plus years ago, Neag School Dean Gladis Kersaint and Yuhang Rong, UConn’s associate vice president for global affairs, traveled this past fall to the Middle East on behalf of the University to connect with educators, administrators, students, and even royalty, in a country where one Neag School program has been making an impact.

Mechanical/Glass: Design and Fabrication Facility (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Mechanical/Glass: Design and Fabrication Facility

UConn’s answer to the call for an affordable way to design, manufacture, and repair equipment is the Mechanical/Glass: Design and Fabrication facility, which can save researchers thousands of dollars and keep their projects moving forward.

Sally Reis, left, and Rachel Rubin in the South Reading Room of Wilbur Cross Building on Jan. 3, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Joins BOLD Women’s Leadership Network

Each year, seven female UConn students will benefit from opportunities for career development and support, thanks to a grant from Helen Gurley Brown’s Pussycat Foundation.

Neag School Announces Recipients of 2019 Alumni Awards

The Neag School of Education and its Alumni Board are proud to announce the 2019 Neag School Alumni Awards honorees. Seven outstanding Neag School graduates will be recognized at the School’s 21st annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Saturday, March 16, 2019.

Megan Baker, principal at Tourtellotte High School in Thompson, Connecticut, Baker checks in with students in class as part of her weekly teacher observations. Baker is a graduate of the Neag School's principal training program. (Cat Boyce/UConn Photo)

Principal Preparation Program Undergoes Redesign

As one of seven institutions that are part of a national University Principal Preparation Initiative, UConn's updated program will emphasize practical training and coaching from current or former school administrators.

Ken Thompson, assistant professor-in-residence of game design, taking 3D Scans of Courtroom 600 in the Justizpalast in Nuremberg, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ken Thompson)

Reviving Holocaust History with Virtual Reality

UConn researchers are developing an immersive learning experience using VR and game design to bring to life archival materials from the Nuremberg Trials.