‘It Stands for Excellence’ – A Conversation with UConn’s Azzi Fudd and Interim Provost Pamir Alpay

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‘It Stands for Excellence’ – A Conversation with UConn’s Azzi Fudd and Interim Provost Pamir Alpay - UConn Today

A star on the court and in the classroom

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While she didn’t initially know what she wanted to study, she knew she wanted to complete two degrees – one undergraduate and one graduate – in four years. Coming to UConn with an open mind, and no prior academic credits, Fudd found her way to UConn’s Communication program through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and completed an ambitious program of study to earn her bachelor’s degree in 2025.​

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“Looking back, it was hard,” she says. “I took classes each summer, and in the fall and spring. I was always taking classes.”​

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After finding herself really engaged in a finance class intended to help student-athletes understand the intricacies of NIL, Fudd opted to follow up her undergraduate work with a Master of Business Administration from the UConn School of Business, which she’s slated to complete this spring.​