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Hillary Clinton answers questions read by President Susan Herbst during The Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues Forum held at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on April 23, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Hillary Clinton Tells Students, Be the ‘Participation Generation’

Students, faculty, and staff packed Jorgensen to hear the Former Secretary of State's address.

Members of the cast dance their way into Harvard Law School in Legally Blonde The Musical at Connecticut Repertory Theatre. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

Battling Stereotypes in Legally Blonde: The Musical

The leading actress in CRT's production of Legally Blonde reflects on being brunette.

William Gionfriddo

How has being at the UConn School of Medicine changed you? The study of medicine will change anyone’s view on life and illness. My time at UConn has provided me with a deeper understanding of the human condition. Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? The real teachers in medical education are the […]

Chelsea McCallum of Somers poses for a photo with Jonathan statue following the School of Business commencement ceremony at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on May 12, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

What Now? Top Tips for Today’s UConn Graduates

How do you successfully transition from college student to alum? Don't forget your alma mater.

Joshua Andrade

Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? At the conclusion of my freshman year, I wasn’t satisfied with my collegiate experience. The move from home got to me, I wasn’t performing as well academically as I would have liked, and simply wasn’t enjoying my time here. I reflected for a bit, and decided […]

Basketball standout Shabazz Napier '14 (CLAS) throws out the first pitch at Fenway Park in Boston April 22, watched by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, second from right, and members of the UConn men's team.

First Pitch at Fenway

The NCAA Championship men's basketball team was honored and Shabazz Napier '14 (CLAS) threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park Tuesday.

David Lyon

How has being at UConn changed you? For the better. The time I have spent at the University of Connecticut has been critical to my intellectual and philosophical growth. In the past four years, I have developed a much greater sense of the person I would like to become, and I am appreciative of the […]

Ragini Phansalkar

How has being at UConn changed you? I have learned something very important from each person I have connected with here, which has molded my outlook on friendships, ambition, commitment, service – being able to lean on and in turn support those I have become close to has allowed me finally to become the person […]

Gabrielle Levesque

Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? A pivotal point of my UConn career was most certainly when I became the news director at UCTV, because it gave me confidence to follow my dreams. With what I learned in that position, and this past year as general manager, there is no doubt that […]

Jesse Rifkin

How has being at UConn changed you? At the beginning of freshman year, I was secretly terrified to live so far from home for the first time – even though I was only half an hour away! Fast forward less than four years later, and I was unafraid to fly out to live in California […]