Author: Leah Ward
Student Organizations Husky Sport & Leadership In Diversity, Team Up to Win Ignite Competition for the Second Year in a Row
“The University’s annual Ignite fundraising campaign, a crowdsourcing campaign that engages students and alumni in raising money specifically for UConn student organizations, was held in tandem with UConn Giving Day. The Ignite campaign’s first-place slot was secured by two Neag School-affiliated student organizations: Husky Sport and Leadership in Diversity (L.I.D.). The combined effort of these two student groups locked in first place for the second year in a row among all Ingite student organization fundraisers University-wide, raising more than $5,000 in donations. Having come in first place, they also will receive an additional $5,000 in matching prize money from UConn.” – Neag School of Education
Silence, Power and Privilege in the Classroom
Last week, Drs. Milagros Castillo-Montoya and Erica Fernández, two EDLR faculty members who are connected with UConn’s El Foco research community, organized and supported Dr. Gilda Laura Ochoa, the featured guest speaker who joined UConn’s faculty, staff and students for an engaging discussion on education, during the annual plática. The event pushed participants to identify power, privilege and silences within the classroom and encouraged students to be successful while and reminding teachers to be mindful.
Read the full story by The Daily Campus.
HESA Hosts Ice Cream Social In Appreciation
In honor of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, the Higher Education Student Affairs (HESA) program hosted an ice cream social to celebrate its graduate students as well as the campus partners who work to support learning, growth, and development among the HESA students. The event took place on the UConn Storrs campus on April 4, 2019. Visit UConn Neag’s Facebook album to view all the photos from the event.
Batista Earns Graduate Student of the Year Award
Congrats to LLEP student Pauline Batista for recently receiving the Graduate Student of the Year Award from the UConn NAACP Youth & College Chapter. This honor recognizes her strong character, commitment, and academic achievements towards UConn students and the community!
Neag School Accolades – February-March 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.
Joseph Cooper Releases New Book: From Exploitation Back to Empowerment
The Neag School of Education covers Sport Management’s Dr. Joseph Cooper, who recently released a new book, From Exploitation Back to Empowerment: Black Male Holistic (Under)Development Through Sport and (Mis)Education which was inspired by his research on the intersection between sport, education, race, and culture and the impact of sport involvement on the holistic development of Black male athletes. Read the full story here.
Leading While Black, the Experience of Black Female Principals
UConn Today covers two EDLR faculty researchers, Drs. Jennie Weiner and Laura Burton who will be serving as PI and Co-PI during their investigation on 25 black, female principals and how microaggressions and discrimination affect their experiences.
This research is funded by a Spencer Foundation Grant.
10 Questions with EDLR Alumnus Alan Addley
The Neag School of Education met up with Alan Addley, an ELP alumnus and Connecticut’s most recent Superintendent of the Year to learn more about what life is like as a UConn grad and school administrator.
Charter Schools Exploit Lucrative Loophole That Would Be Easy to Close
UConn Today shares how a report recommends ways to promote equity in Charter Schools, where EDLR’s Preston Green is quoted.