Neag School of Education

Elizabeth Devitto speaks at a Neag School podium.

Meet the Neag School 2021-22 Alumni Board and Board of Advocates

Meet the members of the Neag School’s current Alumni Board and Dean’s Board of Advocates, who all volunteer to work toward engaging and connecting with alumni and friends of the School throughout the year.

Curtis Darragh with middle school student at Westside Middle School

10 Questions: State Recognizes Two Counselor Education Grads

This latest installment of 10 Questions features Neag School alumni Curtis R. Darragh IV ’15 MA and Kurt Daigle ’19 (CLAS), ’21 MA, who recently won the Connecticut School Counselor Association’s top awards for 2021 for their dedication to school counseling.

Sandra Silva-Enos stands outdoors.

Meet the Neag School’s Inaugural Holmes Scholars Cohort

This fall, the Neag School is delighted to introduce its inaugural cohort of National Holmes Scholars.

Jason G. Irizarry.

Q&A: Meet the Neag School of Education Dean Jason G. Irizarry

Meet Jason G. Irizarry, Ed.D., who is kicking off his first full academic year as dean of UConn’s Neag School of Education. Irizarry, who grew up in New York City and served as a teacher before pursuing a path to leadership in higher education, was appointed dean for a five-year term in May 2021.

Gentry Building.

Fall 2021 Faculty Appointments and New Hires at the Neag School

This fall, the Neag School welcomes its incoming hires, congratulates existing faculty members on new appointments, and celebrates the first full academic year with its dean, Jason G. Irizarry, and his newly appointed leadership team.

Morgaen Donaldson.

UConn Names Next Austin Chair

The University of Connecticut has named Morgaen L. Donaldson, a renowned scholar of educational leadership and policy, as the next Philip E. Austin Endowed Chair

Rogers Innovation Fund

Rogers Award Legacy Lives on Through Innovative Art Projects

Two innovative art projects funded by the Neag School’s Rogers Educational Innovation Fund, including a photojournalism art exhibit in Norwalk, Connecticut, and a mural project at a middle school in Hartford, Connecticut, brought together middle school students this past spring. The fund is in place thanks to the support of the late Neag School of Education Professor Emeritus Vincent Rogers and his late wife, Chris, a lifelong teacher. While Professor Rogers wasn’t able to personally enjoy the fruits of the projects his fund supported due to his passing in December 2020, the projects lived on at a middle school and an art gallery.

Elementary school children returning to class after summer break, wearing facemasks.

Students Are Returning to School With Anxiety, Grief, and Gaps in Social Skills

Will there be enough school mental health resources?

Screenshot from the SEB Leader Academy’s August 2021 session.

Free Academy Coaches School Leaders in Supporting Well-Being

As school leaders head into this fall, ensuring that students as well as staff have social, emotional, and behavioral support is top of mind after an academic year marred by major disruptions — from losing valuable in-person classroom time to enduring the stress, uncertainty, and tragic loss caused by the pandemic.

Senior Summit logo.

Young Scholars Engage in Real-World Research With UConn Mentors

Imagine a group of students not quite out of high school dedicating a considerable chunk of summer break to such activities as interpreting data, carrying out diagnostic coding, and reviewing academic literature — and loving every minute of it. Thanks to the Young Scholars Senior Summit (YSSS), a three-week program hosted by UConn since 2018 and funded […]