Through education, celebration, creativity, artifact reclamation, land preservation and community engagement, Connecticut's five recognized tribes—Mashantucket Pequot Mohegan, Golden Hill Paugussett, Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and Schaghticoke—are reclaiming their history and culture.
The UConn Senate voted to delay the requirement that all undergraduates take a course on anti-Black racism amid concerns that requiring the course would be considered discriminatory by the Trump administration.
The Connecticut Treasurer’s office is scheduled to meet this week with one of its investment funds to discuss its involvement in deportation flights run by federal ICE.
When Connecticut’s flagship resettlement agency lost $4 million in federal funding due to a Trump administration executive order, it closed offices in Hartford and New Haven.
With on-campus beds falling far short of student demand, many UConn students were forced into expensive off-campus housing, and for some, the financial and emotional burden is overwhelming.
By Earvin Adjei UConn JournalismJune 6, 2025 In the busy halls of East Hartford High School, students often sought out Mr. Cooper and Mr. Claitty not just for help with schoolwork, but also for life advice, mentorship and a friendly conversation. To many students, these men were more than teachers — they were father figures,
Sophia Birnbaum reports on the future of local shopping malls like Buckland Hills in Manchester, Connecticut.
UConn wide receiver TJ Sheffield evades Rice defenders during a punt return at Rentschler Field on Oct. 26, 2024.
The de-evolution of political discourse Politicians are pompous people. Nick Spinali hosts Pompous Politicians, a podcast focused on analyzing political discourse and its effectiveness as new communication techniques have grown in popularity. University of Connecticut Political Science professor Jeffrey Ladewig joins today’s episode. Listen to a preview this episode (3:32): Listen to the full podcast
Matt Corpuz, the host of Corpuz’s Corner is joined on this week’s episode with Jenn Longa, the Assistant Dean of Students for Victim Support Services and Bystander Initiatives at UConn’s Dean of Students office. The university recently released an OIE report with numbers pertaining to sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence. Listen to this
UConn Journalism senior Olivia Mello ’25 captured this moment at the annual UConn First Night celebration of the men’s and women’s basketball teams on October 18, 2024. Jayden Ross (23) and KK Arnold (2) take selfies with fans in Gampel Pavilion.
UConn Journalism major Kaleb Jennings captured this moment during the UConn-Florida Atlantic University football game at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 21, 2024. UConn running back Durell Robinson stretches for the touchdown as FAU defensive end Wilky Denaud tries to pull him down by his jersey. UConn defeated FAU, 48–14.
Starting Oct. 21, for the first time in a general election, Connecticut voters can visit early voting locations to cast their vote up to 14 days before Election Day. Every town in the state is required to have a location. Voters must check in, and receive a ballot and envelope. Voters fill out the ballot in a…
UConn Bookstore will open an early voting site on Oct. 21 in an effort to focus on the age group that has consistently exercised its right to vote the least: young Americans.
It doesn’t matter if turnout is high – more than 1.8 million Connecticut residents in the 2020 presidential election, or low – around 741,000 voters in municipal elections last November.
The Israel-Hamas conflict through the eyes of an IDF paratrooper, who left his job as UConn Hillel’s assistant director to return to military service By LAURA AUGENBRAUN | UConn JournalismSeptember 3, 2024 Jared White explains his ‘lightbulb moment.’ It happened 20 years ago when he was sitting in a car in an empty parking lot