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Many students attending Convocation wore T-shirts with a quote from Nelson Mandela. (Jack Templeton '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Welcome Back, UConn: A Message from President Herbst

'Education is paramount in combating the kind of hatred we saw on display this month' at Charlottesville and elsewhere, says President Herbst.

From left, freshmen Ryan Wellington '21 (BUS), livia Knuth '21 (CAHNR), Bryant Cuapio '21 (SFA), Cassidy Colosi '21 (CLAS), Everett Grethel '21 (SFA), and Prachi Udeshi '21 (CAHNR) at the Student Union. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Strength Draws Talented New Freshmen Across Campuses

More students have enrolled at the regional campuses this year, drawn by the opening of the new downtown Hartford Campus and new student housing at the Stamford Campus.

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Engineering Alumna Named to Board of Trustees

Jeanine Armstrong Goiun '87 (ENG) has been elected to serve a four-year term on the Board, beginning in September.

Thousands gather with candles to march along the path that White Supremacists took the prior Friday with torches on the University of Virginia Campus in Charlottesville, United States on August 16, 2017. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Charlottesville: A Message to the UConn Community

'It is my commitment – it is my promise – that this will always remain a university that stands firmly for the virtues of democracy, equality, civil discourse, and human rights,' says President Herbst.

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Some Land Conservation Measures Are Unpopular Among Property Owners

Since private landowners are critical partners in efforts to save coastal marshes, identifying the best strategies will be essential to success.

Vietnamese 'boat people' refugees huddle together on a tarp as they are airlifted out of the sea during the Vietnam War, 1960s. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’

This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.

Hannes Baumann and his research team collect eggs and sperm from Atlantic Silverside fish at the Rankin Laboratory at the Avery Point campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Studying Silversides

Marine scientist Hannes Baumann is studying how Atlantic Silverside fish are reacting to climate change and other human-caused changes in coastal waters.

A view of the Avery Point campus. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Mystic Aquarium Chooses UConn as Research Base

A longstanding collaboration between UConn and Mystic Aquarium was recently solidified with a new agreement making the Avery Point campus the official home to the Aquarium's team of researchers.

After eight years serving as chair of UConn's Board of Trustees during a period of growth and success, Larry McHugh will step down at the end of his current term. He will continue to serve, however, until Gov. Malloy nominates a successor. In this file photo, McHugh speaks at the inauguration ceremony for President Susan Herbst in September 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

McHugh Stepping Down as UConn Board Chair

After eight years serving as chair of the University's Board of Trustees during a period of great growth and success, Larry McHugh will step down at the end of his current term. He will continue to serve, however, until Gov. Malloy nominates a successor.

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UConn Adopts Provisional FY18 Spending Plan, Pending New State Data

UConn’s Board of Trustees adopted baseline FY18 spending plans on Wednesday to carry the University into the new budget year, but will meet again later to adopt new versions once the General Assembly adopts a statewide budget.