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"Trump, Tariffs, and Trade: What's at Stake?"
President Trump's new tariffs signal a seismic shift in U.S. economic and trade policy, and the effects are already being felt. Against that background, the topic of the University of Hartford's 2025 Deeds Symposium is timelier than ever. "Trump, Tari...
Mar 6, 2025, 3:00pm EST
UHart Celebrates Comfort Dog Teddy's Third Birthday With "Teddies for Teddy"
PHOTOS AND VIDEO HERE What birthday present do you give the dog who has everything? If it's Teddy, the University of Hartford's comfort canine, you celebrate by giving back to others. Teddy marked his third birthday in one of his favorite spots, the ...
Nov 19, 2024, 2:17pm EST
University of Hartford Embraces New Era of Leadership With Inauguration of President Lawrence P. Ward
Challenging the University of Hartford community to "reimagine what excellence looks like," Lawrence P. Ward was inaugurated as the University's seventh president Saturday. The ceremony in Lincoln Theater was the high point of UHart's annual Hawktober...
Oct 28, 2024, 12:10pm EDT
Seven UHart Alumni to Receive 2024 Anchor Awards
The University of Hartford is poised to bestow its most prestigious alumni awards on seven distinguished graduates this year. The Anchor Awards recognize alumni who have achieved the highest levels of professional and community accomplishments. This y...
Oct 14, 2024, 12:17pm EDT
Ronald F. Barisano to Receive 2024 Anchor Award
The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that Ronald F. Barisano '74, of Newark, Delaware, will receive the University's most prestigious alumni award this year. Barisano is one of seven distinguished alumni to receive a 2024 Anchor Award. Th...
Oct 14, 2024, 12:09pm EDT
Lee Ann Leahy to Receive 2024 Anchor Award from University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that Lee Ann Leahy '84, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, will receive the University's most prestigious alumni award this year. Leahy, a graduate of UHart's Barney School of Business, is one of seven di...
Oct 14, 2024, 12:07pm EDT
Antonio Javier Soler to Receive 2024 Anchor Award
The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that Antonio Javier Soler '86, the chief commercial officer at Monster Beverage, will receive the University's most prestigious alumni award this year. Soler is one of seven distinguished alumni to rec...
Oct 14, 2024, 12:04pm EDT
University of Hartford President Lawrence P. Ward to Be Inaugurated October 26
Each October, the University of Hartford celebrates all the reasons it's great to be a Hawk-and this Hawktober, the University will commemorate a new era of leadership with the inauguration of President Lawrence P. Ward. The inauguration ceremony, to ...
Oct 9, 2024, 1:31pm EDT
"U-RISE at UHart" Prepares Students for Careers in Biomedical Research
University of Hartford students will have the opportunity for advanced training in biomedical research, thanks to a more than $1.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health secured by Department of Biology faculty, Department Co-Chair and Pr...
Sep 4, 2024, 12:52pm EDT
President Lawrence P. Ward Welcomes the Class of 2028
PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLICK HERE WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - It was a day of "firsts" on the University of Hartford campus Friday, as President Lawrence P. Ward began his first semester at the helm of the University by welcoming new first-year students to UHart...
Aug 24, 2024, 10:22am EDT