Recent News
- Fall 2022 Alumni Message From Program CoordinatorDear HESA UConn Alumni, Greetings from Storrs! I hope this newsletter finds you well. While we continue to confront challenges in our society, on our campuses, and in our profession, I hope you are able to center your needs and those of your loved ones in everything that you do. Let me transition to some […]
- Scholar-Practitioners in HESAThe Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program in the Neag School’s Department of Educational Leadership focuses on building "Scholar-Practitioners." HESA promotes the development of professional knowledge based on theory and practice, enhanced by personal values, lived experiences, self-reflection, and ethical conduct.
- Equity and Inclusion in the HESA ProgramThe Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program in the Department of Educational Leadership is committed to creating a learning environment for its students that focuses on equity and inclusion.
- HESA Fall 2022 NewsletterCheck out the headlines from the HESA Program’s latest e-newsletter.
- 10 Questions: From Jonathan the Mascot to Student Affairs LeaderAs UConn’s assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of student activities, Joseph P. Briody is a Husky through and through.
- #ThisIsAmerica Panel Features Critical Race Theory Discussion#ThisIsAmerica, organized by the UConn Foundation with co-sponsors from across the University, is a series that brings together the UConn community to discuss and unpack systematic racism, social justice, and human rights issues. In addition, it spotlights the individuals, organizations, and movements fighting for justice and equity, and against oppression and white supremacy.
- Fall 2021 Alumni Welcome from Program CoordinatorDear HESA UConn Alumni, Greetings from Storrs! I hope this newsletter finds you and your loved ones well as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to engulf our lives. I thought to begin my inaugural newsletter as HESA Program Coordinator with a story I enjoy sharing with prospective and incoming students. While UConn […]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month Puts Focus on Latinx Experience at UConn“We want to empower the students to see the tremendous strengths they bring as member of the UConn community,” says Kenny Nienhusser, director of UConn’s La Comunidad Intelectual (LCI) learning community and a faculty member in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program. “They want a space on campus where they can reside on the same floor with people that understand them and provide them with the support they are looking for. It’s really a beautiful learning community that is a vibrant hub of happenings in the evenings and in the day when we have our seminar classes.”
- 2021 HESA Pilot Admissions ProcessAfter careful consideration, the HESA faculty has decided to engage in a pilot admissions process for up to two admissions cycles that we believe will make our admissions criteria and process more equitable. Our decision involved a careful examination of our past admissions data, trends we were seeing in our applications and cohorts, and peer […]