Global Cultures & Perspectives
War-Torn Central America in the 1980s Comes to Life in New Historical Memoir
It all started with a Polaroid Swinger camera and leather-bound diary
July 7, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
Abrahamic Hackathon Connects UConn Students with Peers from Middle East and North Africa
A group of UConn students recently forged new academic and social bonds with peers from throughout the Middle East and North Africa as participants in a virtual global “hackathon”
June 17, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz, and Combined Reports
Six Recent Graduates Earn Spots in Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world
June 11, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
It’s Not the Game, It’s the Group: Sports Fans Connect the Most Over Rituals
The study, by a UConn team of scientists, shows that levels of emotional connection and euphoria are on average higher during intense pre-game rituals than they are during the game itself
June 10, 2025 | Christine Buckley
Recent Graduate Named to Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
The fellowship provides American and German young professionals the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries
June 3, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Beautiful Choices: UConn Makes Its Mark on the World of Literary Translation
'You can't reproduce the language, but you can reproduce the effect it has on you when you read it'
May 20, 2025 | Jaclyn Severance
Guggenheim Fellow from UConn Preserving Wayang Puppetry for Posterity
'This is a generous award that puts me into some remarkable company. If you look back at the people in my field who have received a Guggenheim, it’s a ‘who’s who’ of American theater'
May 6, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
Global Training and Development Institute Marks Significant Milestone
The 20th cohort of the Nexus Startup Hub graduated this spring
April 29, 2025 | Sita Nyame, Office of Global Affairs
Diverse Global Scholars on Antisemitism, Antiblack Racism Come to UConn This Week
Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism conference will be held on April 29 and April 30
April 29, 2025 | Jaclyn Severance
Neag School Alums Take Their Teaching Skills Abroad, Changing Students’ Lives Around the World
Alumni show that a UConn education can lead you anywhere, including outside the U.S.
April 28, 2025 | Shawn Kornegay