Arts & Culture
‘We Are Not Simply Training Musicians’ – A Conversation with Interim Provost Pamir Alpay
It’s the University’s multidisciplinary nature that Ivakhiv says sets it apart in the competitive world of music and helps her send not just accomplished but also well-rounded musicians out into the world after graduation
May 22, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance
Wow! UConn English Professor Earns Guggenheim to Work on Next Book of Poetry
V. Penelope Pelizzon is one of 223 individuals worldwide, and the only from UConn, named to the 101st class by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
May 18, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Senior Exhibition and Film Festival Highlight DMD Capstone Projects
The exhibition brings together works from DMD disciplines ranging from animation to interactive design to video production, showcasing the talented Class of 2026
May 6, 2026 | Nora Broderick - University Communications
In Met Gala Season, UConn Professor Differentiates Between Costumes and Art
‘If you were to write a character of yourself, what would you be wearing?’
May 6, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Placing Heritage on a Pedestal: Multicultural Expression at UConn
Springtime means cultural celebrations for UConn students
April 24, 2026 | Anna Heqimi
True Stories
UConn Story Slam offers students an opportunity to show as well as tell
April 23, 2026 | Nora Broderick - University Communications
‘A Melting Pot of Music’ Comes to Jorgensen
WOMEN OF AMERICANA: A Celebration of American Music comes to Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on April 11
April 10, 2026 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
Senior’s Retelling of Folktales Headed to Stage
'There’s something exhilarating about having a script out and watching the actors play and work with it. There have been times I’ve forgotten that I had anything to do with writing it'
April 9, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Rebooting Thoreau for Modern Times: New PBS Documentary Features UConn Expertise
Reintroducing the pioneering writer-scientist, whose influence and relevance carries forward through the centuries
April 6, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
Children’s Book Author, Soon-To-Be Grad Sees Value in Experience
Having grown up in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, just across the border from El Paso, Texas, Luisana Duarte Armendáriz ’26 Ph.D. straddled the line between languages, cultures, and national borders
March 30, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips