Arts & Culture
Improving the Teaching of Writing
More than 525 Connecticut teachers have attended a Connecticut Writing Project Summer Institute since it began 35 years ago.
June 22, 2017 | Kenneth Best
In Tupac’s Life, the Struggles and Triumphs of a Generation
Beyond his commercial success, Tupac Shakur's life can be thought of as a metaphor for a generation of African-American youth, says history professor Jeffrey Ogbar. The biopic 'All Eyez on Me' opens today.
June 16, 2017 | Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Department of History and Center for the Study of Popular Music
Nutmeg Summer Series Opens with Broadway Veteran as Director
The series opens at Harriet Jorgensen Theatre June 1 with '1776,' the musical version of events leading up to the American Revolution.
May 31, 2017 | Kenneth Best
Student Artists, Athletes Find They Have a Lot in Common
'They call it rehearsal, we call it practice. ... I think there's a lot more similarities than differences.'
May 5, 2017 | Kenneth Best
How the ‘War to End All Wars’ Shaped Connecticut
Art and artifacts on display at the Dodd Center and Babbidge Library recall the U.S. entry into World War I on April 6, 2017.
April 5, 2017 | Kenneth Best
Stage Left: Playwright Enters as CRT Director
Michael Bradford directs the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's production of two one-act plays, headlined by 'Waiting for Lefty,' which opens today.
February 23, 2017 | Kenneth Best
From Conflict to Peace: The Role of Art
Memorials commemorating a nation’s past conflicts can help build a more peaceful future, say two UConn researchers.
February 17, 2017 | Kenneth Best
New Exhibition Treads ‘Sacred Ground’
'UConn Reads: Sacred Ground' at the Benton Museum is based on this year's UConn Reads selection, which outlines a vision of America where people of all faiths can make a country where diverse traditions thrive side by side.
February 2, 2017 | Kenneth Best
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January 30, 2017 | Combined Reports
Behind the Scenes of H.M.S. Pinafore
Take a peek behind the scenes at the dress rehearsal for UConn Opera's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic operetta H.M.S. Pinafore.
January 27, 2017 | Sean Flynn