Category: Alumni


Read stories about Neag School of Education alumni.


Creating Brand Champions Is the True Power of Web3

March 24, 2022

If you are wondering what Web3 and NFTs have to do with marketing, you are not alone. You may be asking yourself: Is it real or just another buzzword?
Web3 is not a new concept—it has the support of entrepreneurs around the world who are trying to design and build the technologies and protocols that would support this new iteration of the world wide web. As brands jump at the chance to tap into the mindshare of the customer in this new world, it will be imperative not to rely on old strategies that won’t work in the new paradigm shift.




Dean Jason Irizarry and students from Farmington High School gather.

Neag School Accolades: March 2022

March 18, 2022

Throughout the academic year, the Neag School is proud to share the latest achievements of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Explore their most recent promotions, research grant announcements, publications, and more: Dean’s Office Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Education Department of Educational Leadership Department of Educational Psychology Faculty/Staff Students Alumni In Memoriam […]




ELLEvate Event Screen Shot

Women Leaders Share Insights Through UConn ELLEvate Panel

March 1, 2022

The University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education collaborated with UConn Women and Philanthropy this past Thursday to host “ELLEvate: Supporting Women in Leadership,” a panel discussing women’s experiences in leadership roles.
The panel, led by Laura Burton, department head and educational leadership professor at the Neag School, included Fany DeJesus Hannon, director of the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC) at UConn; and Vonetta Romeo-Rivers, director of teaching and learning for Regional School District 10 in Connecticut. Both Hannon and Romeo-Rivers are alumni of the Neag School.



Willena Kimpson Price in blue shirt with posters in the background.

10 Questions With UConn African American Cultural Center Director

February 18, 2022

As UConn’s director of the H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center (AACC) and affiliate faculty with the Africana Studies Institute, Willena Kimpson Price ’90 Ph.D. has been instrumental in supporting UConn African American students’ higher education experiences for the past three decades. Price has steered the AACC to be recognized campus-wide and throughout the United States as a university center that promotes an understanding and appreciation of the culture, history, and traditions of people of African descent.