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AVP Yuhang Rong Appointed to CAEP Board of Directors
July 1, 2020 | Associate Vice President for Global Affairs Yuhang Rong, Ph.D., was appointed as a member of Board of Directors on July 1, 2020 by the Council of Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the national accreditation agency for educator preparation programs.
Posted on July 27, 2020

Immigrants in Connecticut Are a Force in the State’s Economy and Demographic Shifts, New Report Shows
July 15, 2020 | Hartford Courant | By Kenneth R. Gosselin | “The fact that so many people in Connecticut do have one parent who is an immigrant is a higher number than I expected,” said Robert J. Fishman, executive director of the Connecticut Immigration and Refugee Coalition, a non-profit advocacy group. “And I like that, but it was higher than I thought it was.”
Posted on July 16, 2020

We Stand With Our International Students
July 15, 2020 | An open letter to UConn International Students. UConn’s Office of Global Affairs stands with you.
Posted on July 15, 2020

Study: When More Pain Means More Gain September 3, 2019
Researchers found positive psychological outcomes and increased well-being in participants who performed an extreme annual ritual as part of a national celebration.
Elaina Hancock
Snapshot: Elic Weitzel in Kosovo June 28, 2019
A UConn graduate student in archaeology just returned from a research trip to Kosovo, where he is helping collect and identify artifacts to help understand the history of the region.
Elaina Hancock
Education Abroad: Drew-Asia Keating ’20, London, England April 24, 2019
First-generation college student Drew Asia-Keating '20 (CLAS) says her Education Abroad experience in London took her out of her comfort zone.
Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Luis Rivera ’19, Prague, Czech Republic April 19, 2019
Accounting major Luis Rivera '19 (BUS) says his Education Abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic, helped him grow as a person.
Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Education Abroad: Omaniel Ortiz ’20, London, England April 11, 2019
For first-generation college student Omaniel Ortiz, his Education Abroad experience in London was the first time he traveled outside the U.S.
Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

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