UConn Voices

Fans at the first UConn women's basketball game at Gampel Pavilion, on Jan. 31, 1990.

Pioneering Athletics Administrator Reflects on Progress – and Goals Still to Be Reached

Pat Meiser, who spent 11 years as a top administrator for UConn Athletics, reflects on how Title IX changed college sports

Graphic reading "UConn Women in Athletics' over a historic photo of UConn Athletic participants

Hallowed Ground

As part of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a student-athlete from the 1981 NCAA Championship field hockey team and two current women’s basketball players compare and contrast their experiences on “Hallowed Ground.”

Students in motion along Route 195 in front of Whitney Hall.

UConn Participation in Fee-Free Application Day Underscores Commitment to Access, Affordability

A commitment to removing financial barriers that could dissuade talented students from applying

A football game at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Mickey Grace Embraces Her Role on UConn Football Coaching Staff

Grace’s rise in the football profession is being saluted this weekend, as UConn celebrates the 50th anniversary of Title IX

Professor Willajeanne F. McLean at the UConn Law Library.

McLean, First Black Dean of UConn Law, Will be Honored as Higher Ed Inspiration

Hailed as trailblazer, intellectual property expert joined law school faculty in 1991

Adriana Suria '24, a nutritional sciences major and participant in Bridging the Gap.

Opening Doors through the Bridging the Gap Research Program

Underrepresented students build research skills in food, nutrition, and health through an experiential summer program

Scenes from the Involvement Fair at Fairfield Way on September 7, 2022.

Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn

Momentum is building around Native American and Indigenous studies and programming at UConn, and new faculty and students are poised make UConn a New England hub for Native Studies and the broader Indigenous community

Norman Berman with his parents, Bluma and Misha, on their poultry farm in Moosup.

Finding Refuge from War and Persecution in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner

How Jewish families left behind a shattered Europe to build a thriving community in the Yankee heartland

UConn-Led Racial Equity Summit Seeks Ways for Higher Ed to Bolster Anti-Racism Efforts

Multi-university effort offers global perspective on issues of justice and equity

UConn, SCSU Partner on Postgrad Research Program for Underserved Communities

The NSF-funded program will help participants learn skills to be more competitive and prepared for jobs in fields like biotechnology