Global Affairs
YSEALI at UConn – A Successful Ninth Cohort
Within the four walls of Homer Babbidge Library, students and young professionals created a space much larger than the room, immersing the audience in cultures from the other side of the world.
2019 Worldfest Goes Green
With 195 countries, the world can feel like a pretty big place and with over 30 thousand students, so can the University of Connecticut. Worldfest is a place where students, faculty, and local residents can make the world and the campus feel a little more like home by sharing their own cultures and traditions with the community.
Avery Point Local Cafe – Local Environments, Global Citizens
A survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center in December 2017 found that just 18 percent of Americans said they trusted the government in Washington to do what’s right “just about always.”
UConn Welcomes Thomas Katsouleas – The Inauguration of the Sixteenth President
The small corner of Connecticut is far from the warm waters of Greece where Thomas Katsouleas spent his summers swimming, but the celebration of UConn’s sixteenth President did not lack in culture.
Study: When More Pain Means More Gain
Researchers found positive psychological outcomes and increased well-being in participants who performed an extreme annual ritual as part of a national celebration.
Snapshot: Elic Weitzel in Kosovo
A UConn graduate student in archaeology just returned from a research trip to Kosovo, where he is helping collect and identify artifacts to help understand the history of the region.
Education Abroad: Drew-Asia Keating ’20, London, England
First-generation college student Drew Asia-Keating '20 (CLAS) says her Education Abroad experience in London took her out of her comfort zone.
Education Abroad: Luis Rivera ’19, Prague, Czech Republic
Accounting major Luis Rivera '19 (BUS) says his Education Abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic, helped him grow as a person.
Education Abroad: Omaniel Ortiz ’20, London, England
For first-generation college student Omaniel Ortiz, his Education Abroad experience in London was the first time he traveled outside the U.S.
Global Affair’s Vice President Weiner Moderates “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor”
On Monday, March 25, Yossi Klein Halevi and former Palestinian Authority advisor Ghaith Al-Omari discussed the past, current and future relationship between Israelis and Palestinians.