Stemming from the Thomas J. Dodd Center’s human rights education initiative, a new partnership was established between University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, the Upstander Project, and the Mashantucket Pequot Museum. The partnership is called the Upstander Academy, which formally came together last year as a way to practice outreach and human rights education with the community.

“Hopefully it creates some excitement about journalism, and shows that the reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated," says Michael Stanton, associate professor of journalism, about the podcast "Crimetown," set in Providence, R.I.

Professor Sandra M. Chafouleas in the Neag School’s Department of Educational Psychology has been named a University of Connecticut Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor — the highest honor that the university bestows on faculty who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service.

UConn women’s ice hockey forward Marisa Maccario ’18 (ED), a native of Marblehead, Mass., has been playing on a hockey team since the age of 5. Currently a sport management major in the Neag School, talks here about her experience as a student-athlete, about her favorite class at UConn, and more.

Professor Michael Coyne of the Neag School’s Department of Educational Psychology has been named co-editor-in-chief of The Elementary School Journal. Also joining the new editorial team are Suzanne Wilson, Neag Endowed Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Sarah Woulfin, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, who will serve as associate editors.