UConn Voices

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

A student gives the thumbs-up sign in front of the composting privy under construction at Spring Valley Farm.

Taking Care of Business, Sustainably, at UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm

When nature calls, farm visitors will soon be able to answer sustainably, by using UConn’s first ADA-compliant composting privy

Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Extension educator transplanting hydroponic lettuce at the Meechooôk Farm. Meechooôk Farm produces lettuce, tomato, and herbs hydroponically, and three sisters (corn, bean, and squash), pumpkin, strawberry, blueberry, and many other crops in the field.

Respecting Roots and Growing for the Future with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

A partnership between UConn and local tribes led to the development of Meechooôk Farm and other programs that strengthen the tribal community, their land-base, and self-sufficiency