UConn Voices
CLAS to Offer New Major in Arabic and Islamic Civilizations
'We want to shatter the binaries of East and West,' says Nicola Carpentieri, director of the new Arabic and Islamic Cilivilizations program.
October 4, 2018 | Christine Buckley
Learning to Be Latino
Sociologist Daisy Reyes discusses her new book on what it means to be Latino in college.
October 2, 2018 | Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Education
New Director of Undergraduate Admissions Named
Formerly of Ohio State, Vern Granger has a record of worldwide outreach and an emphasis on diversity and accessibility.
September 20, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Degrees of Change: UConn Increases Diversity in Teaching Programs
The Neag School of Education has made a concerted effort to increase diversity in the teacher preparation program, with a view to putting more teachers of color in classrooms.
August 22, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Bridging the Health Care Gap
'Boys and men of color in our nation are uniquely underserved across a number of health indicators,' says Wizdom Powell, director of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health.
August 10, 2018 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
McNair Scholars Present Research at Annual Poster Exhibition
The program trains students from underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds for careers as scientists.
July 26, 2018 | Christine Buckley
The Rainbow Center: A Home Base for the LGBTQIA+ Community
LGBTQIA+ students say the Rainbow Center builds a sense of community.
June 19, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minority Males Among Unhealthiest People in U.S., Report Finds
For example, African-American men consistently have life expectancies six years shorter than white men, according to the study led by Wizdom Powell of UConn Health.
June 18, 2018 | Kaitlin Luna, American Psychological Association
LGBTQ Teens Experiencing High Levels of Stress, says National Survey
Findings of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and UConn survey suggest that LGBTQ youth need support in the face of political attacks on LGBTQ equality.
May 15, 2018 | Combined Reports
UConn Honored For Promoting Economic Inclusion
The University is the first institution of higher learning to receive an award for its supplier diversity program from the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.
May 11, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications