By LAURA AUGENBRAUN | UConn Journalism January 18, 2022 Evan White was in his second to last lacrosse season at Foran High School in Milford, Connecticut in spring of 2019, when suddenly his team started hearing rumors of their games being rescheduled and even canceled. “It was actually really scary because we weren’t sure what wasContinue reading “Climate change bringing more mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases”
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Amid pandemic, many college students dropped out to travel, save money, pursue other career options
Some have no plans to return to the classroom post-COVID By John Leahy | UConn JournalismJanuary 18, 2022 GLASTONBURY — Colin O’Doherty woke up one morning and had an idea. It was June 2020, and the 19-year-old college student had been conflicted for months. His school, the University of Vermont, had announced that it would conduct allContinue reading “Amid pandemic, many college students dropped out to travel, save money, pursue other career options”
As storms worsen and sea level rises, “living shorelines” might protect Connecticut beaches
By Ben Crnic | UConn Journalism July 2021 Visitors to East Shore Park in New Haven aren’t able to easily stroll along the beach there. It’s not closed. It’s being physically cut off from the rest of the park by erosion. Getting to the beach requires getting down a steep slope, and there’s a good chanceContinue reading “As storms worsen and sea level rises, “living shorelines” might protect Connecticut beaches”
Behind the Stories Podcast: Reporting on Race and Racism as a Journalist
The news media is facing a reckoning over diversity, equity and inclusion. UConn Journalism students Samara Thacker, Courtney Gavitt and Jordana Castelli go behind the stories to find out how journalists should cover race and racism, and how to avoid practices and reflexes that marginalize people. Featuring interviews with SNY sports anchor Chris Williamson, NextShark headContinue reading “Behind the Stories Podcast: Reporting on Race and Racism as a Journalist”
Behind the Stories Podcast: How news reporting changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
UConn Journalism students Izzi Barton, Brendan Carpenter and Raquel Williamson go behind the stories to find out how journalists adapted to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Sennott, founder and editor of The GroundTruth Project, explained how Report for America reporters had to do their work “with incredible respect” for the pandemic and the job ofContinue reading “Behind the Stories Podcast: How news reporting changed during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Not Forgotten UConn: Rogers a civil rights pioneer at UConn
By MAYA MOORE August 22, 2019 Special to The Chronicle STORRS — Many of the most notable events of the Civil Rights movement were still a decade in the future. Jim Crow laws reigned in the South and, in Connecticut and at its flagship university, racism and discrimination wasn’t as overt. But it was still prevalent in theContinue reading “Not Forgotten UConn: Rogers a civil rights pioneer at UConn”
Not Forgotten UConn: Longtime librarian left indelible mark
By GABRIELLA DEBENEDICTIS August 20, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Edwina Whitney focused on the future in her professional life as a librarian at what would become the University of Connecticut. But she was also nostalgic for the past. A lifelong Mansfield resident who, for decades, worked for the university her family helped establish, sheContinue reading “Not Forgotten UConn: Longtime librarian left indelible mark”
Not Forgotten UConn: When communist hysteria came to UConn
By GINO DE ANGELIS July 21, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Paul R. Zilsel faced a tumultuous spring of 1953. That March, he received a subpoena to appear in Washington, D.C., before the Velde Committee investigating suspected communists in American colleges. He, along with three other University of Connecticut professors, were accused of being communistContinue reading “Not Forgotten UConn: When communist hysteria came to UConn”
Not Forgotten UConn: Midred French paved way for UConn women
By SARAH AL-ARSHANI July 16, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Mildred French was a pioneer for females at the University of Connecticut in the era between the two world wars. An independent woman who studied at five different institutions of higher education, she earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees at a time when few womenContinue reading “Not Forgotten UConn: Midred French paved way for UConn women”
How to measure the success of a protest
By Adam Hushin, UConn Journalism May 9, 2019 Freedom of peaceful assembly is one of the rights Americans can exercise thanks to the First Amendment. Watch this animation to understand the recipe for a successful protest or rally. Listen to an accompanying “Behind the Stories” podcast on Soundcloud to understand what goes into organizing a protestContinue reading “How to measure the success of a protest”
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