This fall, EDLR welcomes a number of visiting faculty members and also announces several new appointments for current members of the community. Read the Neag School of Education’s story.
Author: Leah Ward
Neag School Accolades – Summer 2019
Congratulations to our Neag School alumni, faculty, staff, and students on their continued accomplishments inside and outside the classroom, outlined in this month’s issue of Neag School Accolades.
Former MLB player, writer Doug Glanville to teach sports and society course at UConn
Writer and former MLB player Doug Glanville will teach a course for Sport Management centered on sports and society, covered by The Hartford Courant.
McGarry Receives Highest Honor in Academic Field of Sport Management
“This past summer, the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) formally recognized Neag School Professor Jennifer McGarry as the 2019 recipient of its most prestigious honor: the Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award. The Zeigler Award, the highest distinction one can earn in the academic field of sport management, acknowledges significant contributions to the field in terms of scholarship, research, leadership, and peer recognition.” Read the full Neag School of Education article here. Also available from UConn Today.
Harvard Continues With College Board’s ‘Adversity Score’ Following Criticisms and Changes to the Program
EDLR’s Casey Cobb is quoted in The Crimson on Harvard’s ‘Adversity Score’ in connection with their admissions process.
Improving School Leadership Through ‘Confident Vulnerability’
EDLR alumnus and adjunct professor with UCAPP, Paul Freeman shares his thoughts on how to improve school leadership in Education Week.
Dr. Sarah Woulfin Featured in AERA Q&A
AERA SIG: Educational Change highlights Dr. Sarah Woulfin’s thoughts on leading change.
Why a Chicopee Parent Joined an Education Funding Lawsuit Against Mass. Officials
New England Public Radio (Casey Cobb is quoted regarding school funding in Mass.)
Series Expands Discussion of Research on Undocu/DACAmented Community
“This past academic year, UConn’s Neag School of Education, along with UndocuScholars at the University of California Los Angeles and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Presidential Commission on Undocumented Immigrants, co-sponsored a research brief dissemination series highlighting issues related to the undocu/DACAmented community. According to HESA’s assistant professor, H. Kenny Nienhusser, the goal of the series was to make research in this area accessible beyond traditional academic spaces.” Read the full Neag School of Education story.
The State’s New Education Commissioner: Collaborator, Listener, Hard Worker
CT Mirror Neag School alumnus and Connecticut’s new commissioner of education, Miguel Cardona, is profiled.