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Engaging North Korea Engaging North Korea

BY ALEXIS DUDDEN The diplomacy that led to the release of two American journalists held in North Korea provides the opportunity for the United States to establish peaceful relations and stability in Northeast Asia, according to a UConn expert in the region’s politics and history.

Surviving the Ph.D. process Surviving the Ph.D. process

BY STEFANIE DION JONES ‘00 (CLAS) The path required to earn the highest academic degree is not an easy one. Donald Edmondson ’09 Ph.D. shared his story about how he made it through to the end.

‘Our University. Our Moment.’ ‘Our University. Our Moment.’

The $600 million Campaign for UConn is the largest fundraising effort in the more than 125-year history of the University, aimed at further securing UConn’s place as a national and international leader in higher education.

When Stockton speaks, Bernanke listens When Stockton speaks, Bernanke listens

BY COLIN POITRAS ‘85 (CLAS) Before Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve talks about the nation’s economy, he listens to David J. Stockton ’76 (CLAS), ’76 M.A., the chief economist for the Fed’s Division of Research and Statistics.