Global Affairs

Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig ’22 (CAHNR)

Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig Explores Importance of Culture-Health Connections

After graduating, UConn senior Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig hopes to use cultural compassion to prevent and treat disease

Experiential Global Learning Student Spotlight: Prabhas KC

Majoring in Economics, fourth-year student Prabhas KC spent an incredible Winter 2022 semester in some not-so-wintery weather. His program of choice: Multicultural Psychology in Hawaii!

Ellen Litman at the Homer Babbidge Library on March 30, 2017.

‘It’s Hard To Look Away’: UConn English Professor Chronicles War From Russian-American Perspective

Ellen Litman says today's Russia bears striking similarities to the country she knew before the fall of communism

A Ukrainian national flag waves while smoke rises after Russian attacks hit a fuel storage facility in the city of Kalynivka, on March 25, 2022.

Alum Speaks about the Past, Present, and Potential Future of the War in Ukraine

Daniel Fata '94, who served as a high-ranking foreign policy official, said the current war could ultimately reshape democracy around the world

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

UConn Again is Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

UConn has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the fourth time in the past six years

Experiential Global Learning Student Spotlight: Lauren Pawlowski

Majoring in Environmental Studies (Honors) and Economics, fourth-year student Lauren Pawlowski embarked on an exciting Fall 2021 semester studying abroad. Her program of choice: Food & Sustainability Studies at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy

polka tattoo style artwork that depicts Marvi Sirmed being censored

UConn and Scholars at Risk: A Life-Saving Partnership, A Transformative Educational Experience

A journalist and activist, Marvi Sirmed faces threats of violence in her home country of Pakistan, but has found safety and academic freedom through UConn’s unique and longstanding partnership with the Scholars at Risk Network

Poems & Rhapsodies: UConn Professors Fuse Ukrainian, French, British, & American Sound

The National Symphony of Ukraine is considered the preeminent orchestra in Ukraine. “Poems & Rhapsodies” captures the poetic essence and rhapsodic style of Ukrainian, French, British, & American composers.

A picture taken on February 24, 2022 shows (from Up, L) US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron during a video-conference of G7 leaders on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris. - Russia has launched an invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, 2022, defying Western outrage and global appeals not to launch a war. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP).

A War Within a War: Cyberattacks Signal a Newer, Powerful Approach to Combat

In addition to fighting with troops on the ground, Ukraine is also defending itself on another front, from cyberattack

delegation (including UConn president maric and CT governor lamont) putting their hands together in celebration

UConn’s Participation in Israel Mission Produces Fruitful Discussions, Partnership Extension

'It was truly a win-win: a lot of learning, a lot of building relationships, a lot of thinking about what’s next'