Senior Sana Qureshi, a materials science engineering major, says that her scholarships have made a huge difference in her life as a student.

A dynamic, former executive who helped launch a women’s fundraising initiative at UConn will lead the UConn Foundation’s board of directors.

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Last year, in pre-pandemic times, the Welsh family sat down together at a special dean’s luncheon for legacy families at the UConn School of Law.

For nearly 200 years, a group known as the Widows Society has quietly made a difference in the lives of Hartford-area women.

Dr. Julie M. Wood ’71 (ED), ’72 MA is grateful for the safe haven that UConn gave her during the turbulent 1970s, and she recently began thinking about how she could give back. Dr. Wood (’99 Ph.

After serving as chairman of the board of trustees for six years, John W. Rowe developed a lifelong connection to UConn. So he was eager to step in to help students when the pandemic hit campus.

A leadership program for undergraduate women at UConn has proven so successful the funder donated $1.2 million to extend it for at least three years.

Lauren Kostes ’15 JD says the UConn School of Law helped her find her life’s passion. She traces it back to her second year when she participated in the school’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic.

Gary Gladstein and Phyllis Gladstein (Sonya Revell for UConn Foundation) The Human Rights Institute (HRI) at UConn is kicking off a matching gift challenge with support from longtime donors Gary Glads…

STORRS, CT. – The UConn Foundation recorded the highest fundraising total in its history for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020. Supporters contributed $89.

Stanley Black & Decker and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving recently donated a total of $100,000 to UConn Health to support health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.