Tag: University of Connecticut

Latinx

Dr. Jason Irizarry Named First Latino Dean of Neag School of Education at UConn

Dr. Jason Irizarry has been named dean of the Neag School of Education at University of Connecticut for a five-year term, making Irizarry the Neag School’s first Latino dean. Irizarry has been interim dean of the Neag School since March 1. Before, he was associate dean for academic affairs. He is also a professor in […]

May 26, 2021

COVID-19

University of Connecticut Pauses Free Tuition Program Due to COVID-19 Financial Strains

The University of Connecticut paused its free tuition program, Connecticut Commitment, for low-income students, citing budget concerns amid COVID-19. The program, which is about a year old, offered free tuition to all in-state students with annual family incomes of $50,000 and below.

November 5, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian American Artists Illustrate Students’ Coronavirus Stories

In a new social media project called #MyCovid19Semester, the University of Connecticut’s Asian and Asian American Studies Institute selected four Asian American artists to illustrate students’ written narratives about the coronavirus.

May 24, 2020

HBCUs

Why Environmental Studies is Among the Least Diverse Fields in STEM

Environmental science remains among the least diverse fields of scientific study. But rather than investing resources into recruiting minority students or researching why so few Black students pursue environmental science, many university departments fall victim to a long-held and problematic assumption.

February 16, 2020

Students

ACLU Calls for Removal of Charges Against UConn Students

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and civil rights groups are attempting to get charges dropped against two University of Connecticut (UConn) students, who yelled racist slurs outside an apartment complex on campus, according to Fox61. After the video of the two students went viral, protests ignited on campus. The students were arrested for hate […]

October 29, 2019

Opinion

Climate Change is a Diversity Issue for Higher Ed

The extreme heat this year has turned much of my state into a giant tinderbox. I’ve seen the smoke of major wildfires both north and east of me reach my home. Even without the fires, I am in a rural part of the state, where dairies and their cows contribute huge amounts of methane, known to be far worse than the emissions from cars and trucks.

September 17, 2018

Students

UConn Has Been “Intentional” About Diversity Efforts

The University of Connecticut (UConn) has created and implemented a variety of wrap-around support services to assist minority students on its campus. Of the 23,845 undergraduates in attendance at UConn, 51 percent are female and 33 percent are minority students, according to college officials. For the 8,337 graduate students, 53 percent are female, while 19 […]

September 4, 2018

News Roundup

UConn President to Step Down in Summer 2019

STORRS, Conn. — UConn President Susan Herbst has announced she will step down after the 2018-19 academic year. Herbst, who has led the state’s flagship university since 2011, did not give a reason for her decision in a message to the university community, only saying she felt it was the “right time for a change.” […]

May 21, 2018

News Roundup

University Recovers Money It Paid To Doctor After His Death

FARMINGTON, Conn. — The University of Connecticut says it has recovered more than $50,000 it paid to a slain researcher while it believed he was working from home. Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi was a professor of laboratory science and pathology at UConn Health whose body was discovered in February wrapped in plastic inside the house he […]

March 29, 2018

News Roundup

Longtime Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner Les Payne Dies

NEW YORK — Longtime New York journalist Les Payne, whose career took him from the poppy fields of Turkey to the Soweto uprising in South Africa to the streets of American cities, has died. He was 76. Payne’s family confirmed his death to Newsday, where he worked for nearly four decades, rising through the ranks […]

March 20, 2018

News Roundup

Selfie with Severed Heads: Prof, Dental Students Chided

Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year – an episode Yale officials called “disturbing” and “inexcusable”. The selfie was taken in June at the Yale School of Medicine during the […]

February 5, 2018

Students

UConn Fraternity Chapter Closed After Member’s Death

HARTFORD, Conn. — A national women’s fraternity has closed its University of Connecticut chapter following the death of one its members who was run over by a campus fire department vehicle in October. The Connecticut Post reports that the Ohio-based Delta Gamma Fraternity announced Monday that it closed the Epsilon Pi chapter at UConn for […]

March 21, 2017