UConn alumni, staff, and students gathered virtually in October for the #ThisIsAmerica: Critical Race Theory in Schools panel, which featured Ed.D. faculty Alexandra Freidus and Saran Stewart, as well as alum Paul Freeman ’07 ELP, ’09 Ed.D., superintendent of Guilford (Conn.) Public Schools and Neag School adjunct professor. Read more and access a recording of the event.
Author: Stefanie Dion Jones
Free Academy Coaches School Leaders in Supporting Well-Being
This summer, the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE) at UConn’s Neag School of Education convened more than 50 principals, assistant principals, educators, and school district leaders from across the state of Connecticut to coach them on fostering social, emotional, and behavioral well-being and safe school environments. Among those who designed the Academy in collaboration with CEPARE and the Collaboratory on School Child Health was Vernon superintendent and Ed.D. alumnus Joseph Macary ’94 (ED), ’08 ELP, ’16 Ed.D. Read more about the Academy.
‘The Beginning is in Sight,’ Cardona Tells UConn Graduates
Neag School Ed.D. graduate and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona ’01 MA, ’04 6th Year, ’11 Ed.D., ’12 ELP gave the University of Connecticut’s 2021 Commencement keynote this past spring. Check out the story and watch Cardona’s speech.