Month: May 2012



Class of 2012: Melanie Rodriguez

May 31, 2012

As the first person in her immediate family to go to college, Melanie Rodriguez ʼ11 (ED), ʼ12 MA grew up getting her ideas of what university life is like from books and movies. “I couldnʼt ask my parents what going to college was like,” she says, although older cousins and teachers did also play a […]


Class of 2012: Rebecca Stearns

May 31, 2012

Itʼs hard to match UConn Kinesiology Professor Douglas J. Casaʼs energy and dedication when it comes to protecting athletes from exertional heat stroke and promoting the research of UConnʼs Korey Stringer Institute for the prevention of sudden death in sport. But the instituteʼs rise as a major research, advocacy, and educational resource for schools and […]


Message from the Dean

May 31, 2012

Not long ago, during a trip to the West Coast, I met with a UConn alum working in the biotech field. During our conversation, he mentioned he could not hire college graduates to work in his company because the graduates he interviewed had strong technical backgrounds but lacked both written and oral communication skills, or […]


Neag Grad Publishes Fourth Book on College Presidents

May 31, 2012

JFK’s assassination; the civil rights, women’s and free speech movements; Vietnam; the Cold War; and an array of social inequities made the 1960s and ’70s one of the most compelling and challenging eras in not just the history of the United States, but in the history of higher education. Neag School of Education graduate Steve […]


Neag Alumnus Jack Hayes Named Athletic Director at Brown

May 31, 2012

Jack Hayes (’92), currently director of athletics at Hofstra University, has been named director of athletics at Brown University. Hayes will begin his work at Brown July 1, 2012, succeeding Michael Goldberger. “We have recently affirmed the significant role of athletics at Brown and initiated an important set of improvements to the program,” Brown President […]


A Teacher at Heart

May 31, 2012

Wendy Glenn says there are two reasons she will always be a teacher at heart, even though today she is also a Fulbright Scholar, an expert in young adult literature, and associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the Neag School of Education. “Iʼve always loved books; Iʼve always loved writing,” says Glenn. “The second […]


Neag Alumni Society Recognizes Outstanding Alumni

May 31, 2012

On the “Rate My Professors” website, where students across the US rate and comment on their professors – both good and bad – Dr. Thomas Hébert has three 5.0 ratings on a 5.0 scale for overall quality, helpfulness and clarity. While his rating on easiness is a 1.5 out of 5.0, he would probably be […]


Great Professors: Jim O’Neil

May 31, 2012

Jim OʼNeil, professor of educational psychology, raises the bar for exceptional teaching. I took his online course, Introduction to Psychoeducation and Counseling, during the 2012 Intersession. Even though the class was only three weeks long, OʼNeil had a lasting impact on me. It was evident that he loved to teach, and that his main goal […]


Neag Alumni Society Launches New Student Scholarship Fund

May 31, 2012

As members of the Neag Alumni Society, the Neag Alumni Society’s main focus is working with the dean and the faculty to advocate for the Neag School of Education and to help advance the School’s core mission. Our other focus is to support the students in the Neag School. The most obvious way is through […]