Neag School of Education
National Consortium Offers Full Funding to Neag School Special Ed Doctoral Students
For Kaitlin Leonard, a mother of two young children and a literacy coach who had previously worked for 10 years as a schoolteacher, finding the time or the money to pursue a Ph.D. had never seemed a realistic possibility. This fall, however, Leonard entered the Neag School as a special education doctoral candidate – with a full four years of funding made available to her through a new national consortium. Established last year, the consortium – known as the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII), and which counts UConn among its seven partner institutions – is offering federal […]
Lighting up Lectures with UConn’s Newest Teaching Tool
The new Lightboard technology enables faculty to face students while drawing or writing information as they would on a chalkboard or whiteboard.
Classrooms Without Walls
From Storrs Center to the UConn Forest, there are many opportunities for outdoor learning close to the heart of campus.
On the Syllabus This Semester: Vampires
Assistant professor Pam Bedore teaches an English class on vampire fiction as a literary genre.
Tokyo to Torrington: Asian Studies in Connecticut’s Northwest Corner
A historian at the Torrington campus is leading a public discussion of Japanese culture this summer as part of her focus on the Far East.
A Swing and a Hit: Students Flock to New Class on Baseball and Society
Steven Wisensale's class uses baseball as an avenue to explore other facets of history.
Journalism Course Teaches Students to Dig Deep for Stories
Teams of student journalists in Marcel Dufresne's investigative journalism class are undertaking major reporting projects that they share with Connecticut media.
Great Professors: David B. Miller
Rap videos, The Family Guy, internationally-known podcasts – it's all in a day's work for psychology professor David Miller.
To Improve Your Writing, Talk
The University Writing Center in the English Department helps students have a really good conversation about their work.
Great Professors: Michael Lynch
Philosophy professor Michael Lynch engages his students in discussion of thought-provoking questions that confront all people as human beings.