Prized
Bryan Stevenson, the civil rights lawyer and author of “Just Mercy,” was on campus to receive the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights.
Category: Humanities & Social Sciences
I. Am. Outraged.
Why fake news catches fire and spreads so quickly on social media.
Towering
A look at some of the 65-plus books published last year by faculty and students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
UNIV 1784: Mathematics, Political Representation, and Gerrymandering
Myron Minn-Thu-Aye wonders if math can fix gerrymandering
Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar ’08 (CLAS)
Joukhadar’s The Map of Salt and Stars is being compared to The Kite Runner
Hail to the Chief
Richard Robinson ’79 (CLAS) is the Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice
Politics of Crime and Justice (POLS 3827)
This politics professor teaches crime and justice by giving students the opportunity to see how law works in real life
Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS)
UConn’s own Truman scholar is dedicated to health care both at UConn and globally
On The Hill
The spokesperson for the House Majority Leader says that dealing with the press corps is “her favorite thing”
No, Kanye, That’s Not How It Happened.
Manisha Sinha’s history lessons tell the truth about slavery in the United States
Taking It To The Streets
This past summer, for the first time in more than 50 years, Japanese citizens poured onto the streets in regular protest. Alexis Dudden takes us there.
The First Draft of History
Glenn Smith’s belief in community journalism often drives him toward scenes of violence including, recently, the shootings at the Emanuel AME church in Charleston.
Rock On
Robert M. Thorson is crazy about stone walls. He spent years trying to dig up proof that former University president Homer Babbidge shared that love — and along the way found evidence of UConn’s first recorded student protests.
ENGL 321: Asian American Literature
The long lines for this class are all about the professor, Cathy Schlund-Vials.
Saving Civility
Michael Lynch believes we can resuscitate civil public discourse in this country
Mission to Mars
Imagine traveling for three years and 500 million miles with five strangers, no rest stops, and no chance to get away from one another — and just to keep you on your toes, you could die any minute.
Class Action
What with tweeting and twerking, guns and gender wars, it’s as if you need a law degree to be a principal these days.
3 Books with Eva Lefkowitz
What has Professor Eva Lefkowitz been reading lately?
A Higher Minimum Wage Could Mean a Lower Rate of Child Neglect
Story from UConn Today This Just in A Higher Minimum Wage Could Mean a Lower Rate of Child Neglect Peter Morenus Kerri M. Raissian, an assistant professor of public policy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, conducts research focused on child and family policy, with an emphasis on understanding how polices affect fertility, […]
HDFS 3042: Baseball and Society
This human development and family studies professor teaches history by exploring its connections to baseball.
Britney Reynolds ’19 (BUS, CLAS)
A new U.S. citizen, this psychology and business major still has a scholarship in her name in Jamaica.
Are Charter Schools the Second Coming of Enron?
Story from UConn Today The Whole Truth Are Charter Schools the Second Coming of Enron? In a research paper that’s spurring a national conversation, Preston Green III and co-authors outline the many parallels they see between today’s charter school systems and the early days of the subprime mortgage crisis, when aggressive business practices and unchecked […]
“In Russia, you simply couldn’t be a writer if you were Jewish”
Assistant professor and acclaimed novelist Ellen Litman talks about her childhood in Russia and her life in Connecticut.