Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
UConn’s Higher Education Programs, housed within the Neag School of Education, are designed for individuals looking to earn a master's or doctoral degree in higher education while embracing critical, inclusive, and decolonizing practice and reflexivity. Students are prepared to work in higher education, student affairs, research organizations, and other settings.
Advance your career while learning among the best at the one of the top 25 public graduate schools of education in the country and one of the nation's top public universities. All UConn Higher Education Programs prepare critical, anti-racist, and equity-minded professionals.
Programs
MA Program
The 36-credit Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Master's Program leads to a Master of Arts (MA) degree and is focused on developing reflective scholar-practitioners in the higher education setting. The courses and experiences are diverse and reflect the best of contemporary student affairs practice.
The UConn Neag School of Education’s Ph.D. in Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy offers four concentrations, one of which being Higher Education Racial Justice and Decolonization (HERJD). The Ph.D. program and its concentrations are designed for students interested in becoming researchers or working in academic settings. The HERJD concentration offers students opportunities to engage in critical reflexivity and praxis related to racial justice and decolonization in higher education settings.
The Department of Educational Leadership’s Ed.D. degree program is designed for practitioners and accommodates full-time professionals. It is cohort-based, places an emphasis on a student’s problem of practice, and requires a capstone research project instead of a dissertation. The program places a particular emphasis on equity-centered leadership and invites applicants from K-12 and higher education contexts.
The editor-reviewed, open-access, annual journal is founded and run by graduate students at the Neag School and has published three articles in its Spring 2025 issue
The Dean’s Office solicited nominations earlier in the spring for the Neag School of Education’s annual awards recognizing research, teaching, and service
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