We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between the University of Connecticut’s Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills and Henkel, a global leader in consumer goods and adhesive technologies. As part of the partnership, Henkel sponsored this year’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Internship Program, which consists of 7 Affinity Community Working Learners who are among the initial cohort of the Work+ program. These Interns work closely with our different affinity communities on campus.
The Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills have an exciting new partnership with Enterprise. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in our mission to enhance career development opportunities for our students, and advance our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. Read further to see how this partnership will take shape throughout this collaboration.
Discover how you can use your cultural wealth to help you on your career journey and resources to support you!
Professional organizations provide opportunities for networking, mentorship, and professional development catered to your career goals and interests. To help celebrate Black History Month we are highlighting professional organizations within the black community!
Did you know about the CROWN Act? This law protects against hair-centered racial discrimination in the workplace and also includes expressions of religion to protect those who wear hijabs, turbans or head scarves. Read on to learn more about your rights as worker in the U.S. and the protections that exist.
Black Owned Businesses are important community staples that create new jobs and improve the relationship within them. Read on for a list of local Black Owned Businesses and how you can support them.
As the school year proceeds, juniors and seniors are beginning to finish their graduate school search and are beginning applications. While choosing between areas of study, masters vs. Ph.Ds., and ensuring all prerequisites are complete are things all students should …
Introducing Noëlle Santos, an Afro-Latina entrepreneur. Noëlle owns and founded The Lit. Bar, a wine bar/ bookstore! It is also the only independent bookstore in the Bronx. Read on to know Noëlle’s full journey!
My internship allowed me to explore my passion for clinical-based research. I learned how first-hand experience in how molecular research was done and gained an understanding the pathobiology of chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
A new faculty member, Everett is an avid literacy advocate and expert in urban education, teacher education, and literacy education. Here we explore her recent publication for the National Council of Teachers of English.
