The Neag School of Education continues to achieve top-ranking status as a graduate school of education in the U.S.; it is the No. 1 public graduate school of education in the Northeast, and it is overall No. 33 in the nation, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. In its annual review of the […]

The Neag School of Education Alumni Society and the faculty of the Neag School of Education recently held its 13th Annual Awards Dinner and recognized outstanding alumni. “This evening was memorable as faculty and alumni gathered to formally recognize the achievements of some of our outstanding graduates,” said Dr. Tom DeFranco, dean of the Neag […]

Neag School faculty have been busy interviewing prospective undergraduate students for Fall 2011 and recently selected most of the incoming class for the various programs. Prospective students went through an extensive selection process that included applications and portfolios, along with written and oral interviews. For 2011, the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s Teacher Education Program (IB/M) admitted 117 new […]

The Neag School of Education continues to achieve top-ranking status as a graduate school of education in the U.S.; it is the #1 public graduate school of education in the Northeast, and it is overall #33 in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.

We want to hear from you! Accolades is a special section in the Spotlight about the accomplishments from our faculty, alumni, and students. If you have some great news to share, please let us know. Feel free to email them to shawn.kornegay@uconn.edu. Elizabeth Osga (Sixth-Year Diploma in special education ’85, Ph.D. in education leadership ’05), […]

Lisa Nesbitt started working for the Neag School of Education at UConn in May of 1979. A lot has changed since then. She recalled the technology in the early days, “We were using typewriters, ditto machines and transparency makers, and old ‘Bertha’ the Xerox copier which was the only copier for the entire School of […]

The Neag School of Education will host the 13th annual Alumni Society Awards banquet on Sat., May 14, 2011, in the South Campus Ballroom on the Storrs campus. At the dinner, the Alumni Society will bestow numerous awards, which will recognize educators and professionals who have made significant contributions across all levels of education. The […]

The Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut has been reaccredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and received national recognition for its commitment to producing quality teachers for the nation’s children by continuously improving its well-designed and executed diverse clinical and field experiences for its students in educator […]

The Department of Kinesiology in the Neag School of Education has received one of the highest honors in its field. For the second consecutive time, the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) has ranked the doctoral program in Kinesiology No. 1 in the U.S. The No. 1 ranking stands for five years. “We are extremely proud […]