Top 25 public graduate school of education in the nation
1,105 students
24,000+ alumni worldwide
The Neag School of Education stands out as a major contributor to instructional and research excellence at the University of Connecticut, one of the nation’s top public universities.
With academic departments dedicated to educational leadership, educational psychology, and curriculum and instruction, the Neag School offers programs in such areas as school psychology; sport management; higher education and student affairs; counseling; and teacher and administrator preparation.
According to the 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the Neag School ranks among the top 25 public graduate schools of education in the nation. In addition, its Special Education program is tied at No. 17 nationally.
Featured Neag News
Neag in the Media
‘Feel Your Best Self’ Puppets Help Kids Understand, Express Feelings
Scripps News (Feel Your Best Self, co-led by Sandra Chafouleas, is featured)
Feel Your Best Self
UConn Magazine (Feel Your Best Self, co-led by Sandra Chafouleas, is featured)
He Sells
UConn Magazine (Neag School alumnus Dave DeLucia is featured about his shell collection)
In America’s Test Kitchen
UConn Magazine (Neag School alumnus Garrett Schlichte is profiled about his participation with a cooking show)
Upcoming Events
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Dec
14
ELP Info Session 4:00pm
ELP Info Session
Thursday, December 14th, 2023
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Online
Become a School District Leader! For Connecticut educators aspiring to advance their careers and become a school district leader, the Executive Leadership Program through UConn’s Neag School of Education offers a one-year program designed to prepare experienced educational leaders to serve as superintendents and/or in other district-level leadership positions. For interested educational leaders, there is now a pathway from the ELP to the Ed.D. program. The pathway will be described in the information session. Graduates of this program earn an endorsement for the Connecticut (093) Superintendent Certification and acquire the knowledge necessary for successfully meeting the challenges of district leadership in the 21st century. For more info, visit http://s.uconn.edu/ELPInformationSessions2023
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Jan
29
Become a School Leader (UCAPP Virtual Info Session) 4:30pm
Become a School Leader (UCAPP Virtual Info Session)
Monday, January 29th, 2024
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Virtual
For Connecticut educators aspiring to advance their careers and serve in roles as assistant principals, principals, or district-level administrators, the University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) offers an educational leadership program through the Neag School of Education designed to prepare qualified and capable school leaders for all Connecticut schools.
Graduates are awarded a Sixth-Year Diploma in educational administration and are eligible for the (092) certification endorsement as an intermediate administrator in the state of Connecticut. -
Jan
29
Traction Workshop: Problem Solution Fit 6:30pm
Traction Workshop: Problem Solution Fit
Monday, January 29th, 2024
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
The Traction Program is made up of bi-weekly workshops and office hours with the potential for seed funding based on participation and the opportunity to apply for incubation space. The workshops are free and open to all undergraduate and graduate students at UConn.
In this workshop, we will be discussing the foundational principles of introducing a new product or service to market. We will analyze and discuss best practices for conducting customer discovery to hone in on actionable customer problem statements, and ultimately market insights, to maximize success potential when launching a startup business.
Office hours with the workshop instructor are available the following week to those that attended the workshop.
Traction Workshops are coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. For more info: ccei.uconn.edu
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Jan
30
Get Seeded Pitch Competition 6:00pm
Get Seeded Pitch Competition
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Have a business idea? Looking for seed funding to help you get started? Get Seeded provides UConn students across all schools the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a live virtual audience who then votes on which ideas are funded. Students that are selected to pitch have an opportunity to earn up to $1,000 in seed funding for their idea as well as support from other students who may be interested in joining their business venture.
Don’t have an idea yet? Not ready to pitch? Just want to watch other students pitch? Get Seeded pitch nights are open to the public and are a great way to network and connect!
Here’s how it works:
- Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
- Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
- At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
- The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
- In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2023-2024 Pitch Nights
- October 10, 2023 at 6pm
- November 2, 2023 at 6pm
- December 6, 2023 at 6pm
- January 30, 2023 at 6pm
- February 22, 2023 at 6pm
- March 20, 2023 at 6pm
- Demo Day: April 16, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE
Get Seeded Pitch Competitions are coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. For more info: ccei.uconn.edu
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Jan
31
Become a School Leader (UCAPP Virtual Info Session) 4:30pm
Become a School Leader (UCAPP Virtual Info Session)
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Virtual
For Connecticut educators aspiring to advance their careers and serve in roles as assistant principals, principals, or district-level administrators, the University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) offers an educational leadership program through the Neag School of Education designed to prepare qualified and capable school leaders for all Connecticut schools.
Graduates are awarded a Sixth-Year Diploma in educational administration and are eligible for the (092) certification endorsement as an intermediate administrator in the state of Connecticut.