Luis Ramirez, who has been a social worker at Smith STEM School since 2010, said that he’s “humbled and honored” to be a Teacher of the Year finalist.

The Daily Campus (Neag School’s Commencement speaker Lynda Mullaly Hunt was mentioned in this article)

“If we want all of our young people to have the opportunity to thrive, it is more important than ever that high schools be designed to maximize the chances that students will graduate, and that when they do, they are prepared to enter college or have skills valued in the labor force,” says Shaun Dougherty.

The Neag School’s Class of 2017 graduates and their guests joined faculty, staff, and administrators this past weekend in celebration of Commencement Weekend, held on the UConn Storrs campus.

WNPR  (Audio – 27:00 Dorothea Anagnostopoulos is interviewed about the importance of covering racial issues in teacher preparation programs)

Fifteen candidates were selected from a grand pool of qualified applicants to participate in our short-term program for German teachers to the U.S. For many it was their first experience in the so-called “land of opportunity.” For the second time we partnered with the University of Connecticut (U Conn) and its Neag School of Education to offer a two-week immersion into campus and school life.