Global Affairs
Globally Yours: Universitas 21 – Taking Stock (Part 1)
Membership of U21 offers new opportunities for students.
UConn Students Around the World
Each semester, UConn students fan out across the globe to study abroad. Their photos document the people and places they encounter.
Letters From London: Family Dinner
In the latest Letter from London, a UConn student studying abroad describes his new-found appreciation of food, far away from campus dining halls and home-cooked meals.
Games from Around the Globe
Students played board games from around the world at Late Night Goes Global on Nov. 11.
UConn Reads: ‘Half the Sky’
The first book selected in the new campus-wide reading program focuses on the plight of women and girls living in poverty across the globe.
Preserving the Music and Dance of Darfur
A gift from Mia Farrow to the Dodd Center will help preserve the cultural heritage of the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.
The Meaning of Global Citizenship
'Global citizenship' is more than just feeling at home in another country, says the director of global programs in his blog.
Cultural Adjustments
New international students attended a three-day orientation last week to get acclimated to living and studying in the U.S.
UConn Undergrad Does the Research, Does the Math
Education major Briana Hennessy traveled to Tanzania earlier this summer to teach math.
No Time for Isolationism
London’s quiet again. The 16,000 police did their job, and the riots have been quashed. The city is no longer burning. The phone calls from anxious parents have stopped. Our 37 students will travel to London to study abroad for the semester in less than two weeks, and we’re sending hundreds more to other destinations […]