Educational Leadership

Group of professional adult students gather for a group photo.

Preparing the Next Generation of School District Leaders: The Impact of UConn’s Executive Leadership Program

This year, alumni from various cohorts stepped into new superintendent and central office roles that allow them to strengthen communities and expand educational opportunities

Laura Burton, Jelena Pavićević, and Danielle DeRosa.

Neag School Faculty Mentor Emerging Leader in Sport Through Global Exchange Program

The Sport Management Program participated in the 2025 Global Sports Mentoring Program, hosting Serbian coach and advocate Jelena Pavićević

Jason G. Irizarry

Jason G. Irizarry Reappointed to Second Term as Dean of UConn’s Neag School of Education

Interim Provost Alpay praises Irizarry’s vision and leadership in guiding the School’s expanded community engagement and student success

Three Neag School students holding certificates from the Neag School Scholarship Celebration.

Neag School’s Annual Scholarship Celebration Spotlights Students and Donors

On Oct. 5, the Neag School of Education recognized students’ academic achievements and the generosity of donors who have financially contributed to furthering their education

The Charles B. Gentry Building at UConn Storrs, as seen from the Student Union lawn.

Neag School Welcomes New Faculty, Celebrates Recent Leadership Appointments

This fall, the UConn Neag School of Education welcomes six new faculty and congratulates two existing faculty members on new appointments

Alexandra Freidus

10 Questions With Alexandra Freidus on School Diversity and Educational Inequity

The educational leadership expert recently published a new book that explores the importance of school diversity and the path to educational justice in New York City

Female educator works with young students on the floor in a classroom.

The Costs and Benefits of Year-Round Schooling

Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation prepared the following research brief regarding year-round schooling

A Black college student squats down while holding an edge of a large parachute over their head outside in a field. Elementary school children also hold the parachute or run underneath it.

A Vibrant Partnership: UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport and Hartford Public Schools Support Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Over 20 Years

The UConn campus-community partnership hosts more than 600 educational sessions a year at Fred D. Wish Museum School

UConn Neag School of Education Journal

Neag School Graduate Students Publish Third Issue of Education Research Journal

The editor-reviewed, open-access, annual journal is founded and run by graduate students at the Neag School and has published three articles in its Spring 2025 issue

Dean Jason Irizarry and Adam McCready

Neag School’s Adam McCready Wins Teaching Award

McCready has been named the 2025 Dr. Perry A. Zirkel Distinguished Teaching Award recipient