University News
UConn Statement on Potential Federal Overhaul to Title IX
Today the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will overhaul the Title IX guidance on sexual assault and harassment.
President Herbst Responds to DACA Decision
"Above all, these bright young people are striving to succeed. That sense of hope and opportunity represents the great promise of the United States and our higher education system," says President Herbst.
Welcome Back, UConn: A Message from President Herbst
'Education is paramount in combating the kind of hatred we saw on display this month' at Charlottesville and elsewhere, says President Herbst.
UConn’s Strength Draws Talented New Freshmen Across Campuses
More students have enrolled at the regional campuses this year, drawn by the opening of the new downtown Hartford Campus and new student housing at the Stamford Campus.
UConn Opens New Downtown Hartford Campus
Crowds gathered for the historic occasion, as students and local leaders joined UConn in the celebration.
Engineering Alumna Named to Board of Trustees
Jeanine Armstrong Goiun '87 (ENG) has been elected to serve a four-year term on the Board, beginning in September.
Charlottesville: A Message to the UConn Community
'It is my commitment – it is my promise – that this will always remain a university that stands firmly for the virtues of democracy, equality, civil discourse, and human rights,' says President Herbst.
UConn Stamford Opens Student Housing
A new six-story building in Stamford that will house almost 300 students a year opens today, and its first residents will move in next week.
CT Transit Bus Service Expands to Storrs Campus
The service will enable students, faculty, and staff to travel to UConn Hartford and Union Station, and make connections for UConn Health, other local and express buses, and soon – via commuter rail – to Bradley Airport.
UConn, URI Win Navy Grant for Undersea Engineering Program
The region is the primary supplier of Naval submarines and home to some 600 firms that provide parts for the submarine fleet.