Category: Faculty


Read stories related to faculty experts at UConn’s Neag School of Education.



UConn Joins National Research Initiative on Women and Girls of Color

October 19, 2016

This semester, UConn has become one of the pioneering U.S. universities to spearhead a national research initiative focused on issues of women and girls of color in the United States. With funding from The Collaborative, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Neag School of Education, the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, and the School of Social Work are working on two topics related to women and girls of color: environment and public health issues, and STEM pipeline issues.








UCAPP; Wallace Foundation Grant

Wallace Foundation Names Neag School Part of $47M Principal Preparation Program Initiative

October 13, 2016

The Wallace Foundation has selected the University of Connecticut to participate in a national $47 million initiative to develop models over the next four years for improving university principal preparation programs and to examine state policy to see if it could be strengthened to encourage higher-quality training statewide. An independent study will capture lessons from the participating universities and their partners, to be shared with policymakers and practitioners across the country.