Gladis Kersaint Named UConn Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives
Appointment begins March 1
Read Provost’s AnnouncementNeag School Accolades, Winter 2021
Recent accomplishments of our faculty, alumni, and students
See the highlightsNeag School Alumnus Miguel Cardona Tapped to Be Biden’s Education Secretary
Read More About CardonaAnnouncing the Neag School’s 2021 Alumni Awards Honorees
Meet this year’s winners‘You Can Change a Life’
Hear from Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona and others on the impact that the Neag School makes
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Featured Neag News
Neag in the Media
For Miguel Cardona, the Ability to Build Community and Confront Racism Was Forged in His Connecticut Hometown
Chalkbeat (U.S. Secretary of Education nominee and Neag School alumnus Miguel Cardona profiled; Richard Gonzales and current UCAPP student/Neag alum Orlando Valentin quoted)
Trump’s Reaction to Defeat Further Confirms Urgency for School Focus on Social Emotional Skills
CT Mirror (Sandra Chafouleas pens commentary on the need for social emotional learning in schools)
Miguel Cardona’s Ideas About Education Were Forged in Meriden, CT. Now He Will Bring Them to Washington, D.C.
CT Mirror (Neag alumnus and the U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona is profiled; Casey Cobb and Robert Villanova are quoted)
For the Second Time in Less Than Two Years, Miguel Cardona is Set to Prove Himself on a Much Larger Stage. Is He Ready for the ‘Political Headwinds’ He’d Face as U.S. Education Secretary?
The 74 Million (Neag Alumnus and the U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona is profiled; Robert Villanova and Barry Sheckley are quoted)
Upcoming Events
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Jan
25
Connecticut Student Writers magazine submission deadline12:00am
Connecticut Student Writers magazine submission deadline
Monday, January 25th, 2021
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Other Electronic submissions
The Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) sponsors Connecticut Student Writers, a magazine established in 1987 by the CWP to honor excellence in writing by students from kindergarten through high school.Contact Information: Kiedra Taylor, cwp@uconn.edu
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Jan
25
UCAPP Info Session - FULL6:00pm
UCAPP Info Session - FULL
Monday, January 25th, 2021
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other 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.
To RSVP, visit http://s.uconn.edu/UCAPPInfoSessionsSpring2021Contact Information: joanne.manginelli@uconn.edu
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Jan
27
ELP Virtual Info Session 4:00pm
ELP Virtual Info Session
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Other 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/ELPInfoSessionsSpring2021Contact Information: kimberly.shirshac@uconn.edu
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Jan
27
UCAPP Info Session 6:00pm
UCAPP Info Session
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other 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.
To RSVP, visit http://s.uconn.edu/UCAPPInfoSessionsSpring2021Contact Information: joanne.manginelli@uconn.edu
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Feb
3
UCAPP Info Session 6:00pm
UCAPP Info Session
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other 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.
To RSVP, visit http://s.uconn.edu/UCAPPInfoSessionsSpring2021Contact Information: joanne.manginelli@uconn.edu
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About the Neag School
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 leading public higher education institutions.
With academic departments dedicated to educational leadership, educational psychology, and curriculum and instruction, the Neag School also offers a five-year integrated bachelor’s/master’s program in teacher education and a one-year, post-baccalaureate teacher education program in critical shortage areas.
According to 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the Neag School ranks among the top 20 public graduate schools of education in the nation and has two specialty programs ranked in the top 25 nationally: Special Education and Elementary Teacher Education. Check out the most recent Neag School Fact Sheet or view a PDF of the Neag School’s informational brochure.
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