By MAYA MOORE, UConn Journalism December 14, 2019 Not all incidents of racism that have occurred at the University of Connecticut are as bold as screaming the N‑word in a parking lot. Although the latter inspired an impassioned response from the UConn student body, the “audacious moments” that take place behind the scenes were equally asContinue reading “Tipping Point Podcast: ‘Audacious Moments’ spur movement to upend racism at UConn”
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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”
Multimedia triple threat Stan Simpson marries branding and storytelling
By Maya A. Moore, UConn Journalism | April 26, 2019 Veteran journalist Stan Simpson is skilled in the art of people, a characteristic that undoubtedly rings true when watching the host of Fox 61’s Real People with Stan Simpson on Sunday mornings. He welcomes viewers with his signature “Alright folks,” in a resounding voice and wide smileContinue reading “Multimedia triple threat Stan Simpson marries branding and storytelling”
How sports journalism pioneer Claire Smith of ESPN gets into ‘the marrow of a story’
By Maya A. Moore ‘19 | UConn Journalism | March 29, 2019 Claire Smith credits her mother’s infectious love of the baseball and the enduring story of Jackie and Rachel Robinson with inspiring her 37-year-long career as a sports journalist. “I always knew that baseball was a passion, from childhood,” she said. “I just fell in loveContinue reading “How sports journalism pioneer Claire Smith of ESPN gets into ‘the marrow of a story’”
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