The University of Connecticut is the
State of Connecticut's
land-grant university. It was founded in
1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs.UConn's main campus is in
Storrs,
Connecticut. The university's outgoing president is
Dr. Phillip E. Austin; on
August 1,
2007, it was announced that
Dr. Michael J. Hogan, noted
historian and
provost of the
University of Iowa, would replace him.A
Public Ivy, UConn is one of the founding institutions of the
Hartford,
Connecticut/
Springfield,
Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's
Knowledge Corridor. It is accredited by the
New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
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