Global Affairs

UConn Abrahamic Programs Hosts Initial Joseph I. Lieberman Abrahamic Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program Workshop

The long-term mission of The Lieberman Program is to integrate universities more fully into the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.

Experiential Global Learning Student Spotlight: Nais Boucknooghe Galdeano

As an exchange student from the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès in France, Nais had an unforgettable semester in Storrs thanks to Experiential Global Learning!

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Southeast Asian Students Get Lessons in Running Nonprofits

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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

Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, lectures at the Gentry Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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’s Gilman Scholars Samantha Valle ’24 (CLAS), Marissa White ’25 (CAHNR), Geraldine Uribe ’23 (CLAS), Guerlina Philogne ’24 (CLAS) (BUS), Rose Pacik-Nelson ’23 (CLAS), and Grace Coburn ’23 (CLAS) posing in the lobby at UConn Hartford.

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!

Aerial shot of UConn from Rte. 195, looking west.

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

Minister Bauer 30th Anniversary

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.

Zoey England, a Gilman-McCain scholar, pets Jonathan XIV on May 3, 2022.

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