Neag School of Education
Neag School to Welcome Second Cohort of Dean’s Doctoral Scholars
For the second year running, the Neag School will be welcoming a selection of promising new doctoral candidates to campus this fall, each of whom will arrive knowing they be provided with four years of fully funded support through the prestigious Dean’s Doctoral Scholar program.
April 19, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Recently Established Pichette Scholarship Names First Neag School Student Recipient
After more than $56,000 was raised for the Valerie J. Pichette Scholarship Fund from 117 donors, the Neag School will honor the scholarship’s first student recipient, UConn alum and incoming TCPCG student Luis Organista ’14 (CAHNR), later this month.
April 14, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Recently Established Pichette Scholarship Names First Neag School Student Recipient
After more than $56,000 was raised for the Valerie J. Pichette Scholarship Fund from 117 donors, the Neag School will honor the scholarship’s first student recipient, UConn alum and incoming TCPCG student Luis Organista ’14 (CAHNR), later this month.
April 14, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Robert H. Hart Fellowship: Notable Educator’s Legacy to Impact Aspiring Teachers
UConn alum Robert H. Hart ’40 (CLAS) lived a life dedicated to his hometown of Meriden, Conn., including a 30-year career spent there as an educator. Hart, who passed away in April 2015 at the age of 96, will now be remembered at the Neag School through a student scholarship newly established in his name.
April 14, 2016 | Shawn Kornegay
UConn to Welcome Students in Two New Learning Communities
A residential community for transfer students and another for African-American student researchers and scholars will open in the fall.
April 7, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz
Stronger Business Collaborations Key to Career Education’s Future Success
Stronger business collaborations are key to career education's future success, according to a Manhattan Institute report authored by a UConn professor.
March 30, 2016 | Colin Poitras
Neag School Celebrates 2016 Alumni Awardees
Members of the Neag School of Education Alumni Society, as well as faculty, staff, and administrators of the Neag School of Education gathered this past Saturday on the UConn Storrs campus with the 2016 Alumni Awards honorees and their guests for the 18th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration. Seven outstanding Neag School graduates were recognized at the event.
March 22, 2016 | Shawn Kornegay
U.S. News & World Report: Neag School Ranks Among Nation’s Top 20 Public Graduate Schools of Education
U.S. News & World Report released its annual national rankings of graduate schools of education on March 16, 2016, with the Neag School now ranking No. 16 among public graduate schools of education in the nation. Four of the Neag School’s specialty programs also placed among the top 20 in the nation.
March 16, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Future Teachers Unite With Education Professionals in New Neag School Mentoring Program
For students of color interested in pursuing a career as a schoolteacher, the Neag School, in partnership with student-led organization Leadership in Diversity (L.I.D.), now offers a new source of inspiration: professional educators and administrators who have volunteered to offer their support and knowledge through a recently launched mentoring program. Current Neag School student Sarah Hodge […]
March 8, 2016 |
Casey Cobb Named Neag Endowed Professor of Educational Policy
Casey D. Cobb has been appointed the Neag Endowed Professor of Educational Policy, Dean Richard L. Schwab announced this week to faculty and staff of the Neag School. “Dr. Casey D. Cobb has a national reputation as an expert scholar in education policy” who has “demonstrated strong scholarly leadership throughout his academic career,” said Provost Mun Y. Choi in a statement to the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, which approved Cobb’s appointment at its Feb. 24 meeting.
March 3, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones