Neag Community Engagement

Group of professional adult students gather for a group photo.

Preparing the Next Generation of School District Leaders: The Impact of UConn’s Executive Leadership Program

This year, alumni from various cohorts stepped into new superintendent and central office roles that allow them to strengthen communities and expand educational opportunities

Three Neag School students holding certificates from the Neag School Scholarship Celebration.

Neag School’s Annual Scholarship Celebration Spotlights Students and Donors

On Oct. 5, the Neag School of Education recognized students’ academic achievements and the generosity of donors who have financially contributed to furthering their education

Elementary school students in a classroom

Five Years Later, Are Students Bouncing Back from the Pandemic?

UConn–Education Department partnership investigates and supports K-12 student recovery

Hiis LaRose stands on a sandy beach next to a large rock that is half-submerged in the sand and has white words written on it that read "Welcome to Great Captains Island."

Neag School Student Wins SURF Award for Project Tackling Marine Debris on Connecticut Beaches

Hiis LaRose ’26 (ED), ’26 (CLAS), ’27 MA was one of UConn's 46 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award recipients for 2025

Michele Back and Amber Dickey in the Gentry Atrium.

Research Study Analyzes How Human Rights Content Empowers Spanish Heritage Learners

Neag School professor and alumna examine curriculum inspired by UConn’s Human Rights Close to Home initiative

Wellness Concept. Wooden blocks with the eight dimensions; emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, environmental, physical, occupational, financial. A holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

UConn’s Popular Emotional Well-Being Course Now Free and Available to the Public

UConn faculty and students launch online resource to make emotional well-being content accessible to all

The Charles B. Gentry Building as seen from the Rowe Building at UConn Storrs. A man walks by in the foreground.

Meet the Neag School’s 2025-26 Alumni Board

Current members of the board volunteer to help engage and connect with alumni and friends of the Neag School throughout the year

A female Asian American college student sits in front of a group of elementary school students, holding up a picture book and reading it.

Husky Reads Brings the Joy of Reading and Healthy Lifestyles to Connecticut Preschoolers

The UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport initiative connects UConn students with hundreds of young children across the state each year

Student teacher works with elementary students at a school table.

When School Transitions Bring Big Feelings: Caregiver Tips

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Sandra Chafouleas shares insights on coping with big feelings about school transitions

Alexandra Freidus

10 Questions With Alexandra Freidus on School Diversity and Educational Inequity

The educational leadership expert recently published a new book that explores the importance of school diversity and the path to educational justice in New York City