Global Affairs
Finding Social Support Through Social Media During COVID Lockdowns
Despite its bad rap, UConn researchers found social media provided support across age groups in Spain during pandemic lockdowns
UConn Historian Earns Pennington Award; Talks Juneteenth as Holiday Approaches
Manisha Sinha talks about the roots of Juneteenth, which became a national holiday in 2021, but which began in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War
UConn Produces An All-Time High 17 Gilman Scholars
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
Experiential Global Learning Student Spotlight: Aicha Ly
Aicha Ly is a recent graduate from Eastern Connecticut State University, and spent her final semester embarking on a virtual Experiential Global Learning opportunity. Her program of choice: Virtual Study in Madrid!
Climate Change, AI, and Criminal Justice: Transatlantic Partnership Dives Deep on Human Rights
A partnership between Connecticut and Baden-Württemberg bears fruit in scholarship and engagement
The Baden-Württemberg – Connecticut Partnership Celebrates 30th Anniversary
For more than 30 years, this partnership has grown beyond student exchange to include faculty mobility and research collaborations that affirm the value of intellectual freedom, educational excellence and international cooperation in the fields of technology, business, law and human rights.
Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner Is a First for UConn
Zoey England is one of just 100 students in the country to earn the scholarship this year
Experiential Global Learning Student Spotlight: Kanakapriya Chelladurai
Majoring in Financial Management, fourth-year student Kanakapriya Chelladurai spent her Fall 2021 semester exploring a school away from Storrs. Her exchange program of choice: Korea University in Seoul, South Korea!
