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UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agwunobi Selected as University’s Interim President

UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agwunobi will begin as UConn's Interim President beginning on July 1, 2021

May 20, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz

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Tash Archibald ’21 SFA, whose concentration in art was in illustration/animation, designed a calendar themed assemblage as her senior project. She used party hats, snowflakes and a portrait she drew of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to illustrate January. Assemblage Design by Tash Archibald.

Moving BFA Exhibit Online Illustrates Post-Graduate Life for Art Majors

'If you missed this deadline, you wouldn't be in this catalog. There were more real-world consequences'

May 19, 2021 | Kenneth Best

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20th Class of Humanities Institute Fellows Pursue Wide Range of Scholarship

This year’s class of fellows includes two visiting residential fellows, four dissertation scholars, and nine UConn faculty fellows

April 29, 2021 | Kenneth Best

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Connecticut Repertory Theatre Pivots to Livestream Shows Thanks to Donors

Even the pandemic couldn't keep the show from going on

April 27, 2021 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation

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A scene from “Ensemble,” the MFA thesis project by Hongju (Hannah) Lim, part of the 2021 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition online at The William Benton Museum of Art.

MFA Exhibits at Benton Showcase Work by DMD, Studio Art Students

Work that celebrates the collaboration that can take place in the arts

April 21, 2021 | Kenneth Best

A dancer’s image from the animation of “Prélude en Berceuse,” the first movement of “Au Gré Des Ondes (Along the Waves) “ composed by Henri Dutilleux. The music in the first movement was performed by Morgan Lee ’22 SFA, a doctoral candidate in piano, and animated by Jonathan Goodrich ’21 SFA.

‘Along the Waves’ Puts Music in Motion Through Animation

'Along the Waves' premieres April 21 at 6 p.m. online

April 20, 2021 | Kenneth Best

Chris Thile holding a mandolin in a posed photograph. He will perform virtually for a UConn audience on April 17.

Chris Thile Returns to Jorgensen Center for Solo Performance on Digital Stage

The Grammy winner will perform for a virtual audience on April 17 at 8 p.m.

April 14, 2021 | Kenneth Best

UConn School of Fine Arts Conference Celebrates 50 Years of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’

The conference will feature discussions of her work and performances of her music

April 7, 2021 | Kenneth Best

One of Kollwitz's characteristically stark etchings, this depicts workers mourning the German Communist Karl Liebknecht, who was murdered by state forces in 1919.

Benton Exhibition Explores Work of Käthe Kollwitz, Who Used Art as Platform for Activism

This is the first solo exhibition of the artist's work at UConn since 2007

April 6, 2021 | Kenneth Best

Ben Folds, who will play virtually at UConn on March 4, seated behind a piano during a concert.

Musical Influencer Ben Folds Opens Jorgensen Digital Stage Spring Season

The multifaceted musician will perform virtually at UConn on March 4.

March 3, 2021 | Kenneth Best