Global Affairs
UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’
This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.
Op-ed: Trump’s Friendly Meeting with Putin Further Blurs US-Russia Relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who regards reading people as one of his greatest skills, will have measured the U.S. president.
‘In Russia, You Simply Couldn’t Be a Writer if You Were Jewish’
Associate professor and acclaimed novelist Ellen Litman talks about her childhood in Russia and her life in Connecticut.
Op-ed: UK’s Plan to Deny Terrorists ‘Safe Spaces’ Online Would Make us Less Safe
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal wrongly assumes that eliminating online hate and extremism would reduce real-world violence.
UConn Awarded 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Grant
The 100,000 Strong in the AmericasInnovation Fund is the dynamic public-private sector partnership between the U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Op-ed: Diplomat in Chief: How did Trump do on his First Middle East Visit?
Although the President was warmly received in the Middle East, he has yet to address the core policy issues, says UConn expert Jeremy Pressman.
Global Culture in the World of Puppetry at the Ballard Institute
The Ballard Institute and Museum occupies a unique national position as the only university puppet museum in the United States.
UConn Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
The University of Connecticut is among the top 10 producers of Fulbright Scholars from research institutions this year. The University has seven Fulbright Scholars on its faculty who will be teaching and performing research around the world in the 2016-17 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The […]
Op-ed: What Makes Kim Jong Un Tick?
'History tells us that to influence Kim, we must empathize (note: not sympathize) with him,' says political science professor Stephen Dyson.
Social Conditions Play Major Role in Migrant Health
Health is about more than just individual behavior and clinical care, it’s about politics and power, say UConn medical anthropologists.