Category: Neag in the Media


Read stories by or about Neag School faculty, alumni, students, and other members of the community that appear in external news outlets.


Post 9/11 Generation Sees Attack As More Historical, Less Immediate

September 11, 2016

Over the years, there’s been a shift in how 9/11 has been taught, UConn’s Alan Marcus says. Up until the 10th anniversary, he said, there was a balance between teaching about the event, but also memorializing the people killed and mourning their loss. He said there is a move to teaching about the impact of 9/11 and the connection to today’s world, including America’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan, the continuation of terrorism and ISIS.






Former UConn Lineman Leaps Into Principal Job

September 6, 2016

Uyi Osunde said this: “Being educated is one of the eight wonders in the world.” Only he didn’t say those words Friday as he sat in his office at Windsor High School. He said them to The Courant in 2002. He was a 20-year-old defensive end on the UConn football team.