Vocational training is making a big comeback in American high schools. And it’s not just wood shop and auto repairs anymore. Shaun Dougherty serves as a guest panelist on vocational training, referring to his Fordham Institute Study.

UConn Today (Neag School’s Jaci VanHeest, employed by U.S. Swimming in the early ’90s to identify young swimmers who might become champions, says U.S. sports focuses too much on early success) 

Middle and high school teachers are on campus this week learning how to use genocide and human rights education to address complex historical and current issues. The program – The Upstander Academy: Intellectual Humility in Public Discourse Summer Institute – was developed by the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center and the Upstander Project, with assistance from secondary educators in Connecticut.

UConn Today (Neag School alumna, Melissa Gonzalez, will compete in the Olympics for a second time, this time as a Team USA captain)

Inside IES Research (Neag School faculty member Shaun Dougherty’s research grant on career-technical high schools is mentioned) 

The Bulletin (Neag School alumnus, Rick Holmberg, followed in his father’s footsteps to run the 120-year-old family business)

The Bulletin (Students from Neag School’s TCPCG program get hands-on experience through Norwich Free Academy’s summer STEM program)

Nutmeg Sports  (Neag School graduate student, Casey Cochran, is interviewed about the article in The Player’s Tribune and his experiences with concussions)

UConn Today (Neag School’s Sandra Chafouleas, Joseph Madaus, and Glenn Mitoma are partnering with new programs throughout UConn)