Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. What does that mean for Connecticut?
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to terminate the U.S. Department of Education. Here's why Connecticut education ...
Connecticut’s new prison ombudsman wants better medical care for incarcerated people
DeVaughn Ward will draw from his experience of having loved ones in prison in his new role as the state’s interim ...
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Republican Senatorial candidate contests integrity of Mansfield election procedures
In a Nov. 12 filing to the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC), Republican candidate Chris Reddy of Connecticut’s 29th Senate District challenged the integrity of Mansfield’s ballot count ...
Connecticut has thousands of inactive voters. Here's where they are.
Six of the 10 Connecticut cities and towns with the highest rates of inactive voters have colleges or universities in their ...
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Town of Bethel eyes ownership of UConn Extension site on Stony Hill Road: ‘Incredible opportunity’
Amid ongoing litigation over longtime home of UConn Extension, the town of Bethel has declared its interest in taking over ...
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Connecticut GOP should broaden its base, says political science professor
Sacred Heart University political science professor Gary Rose, sees President-elect Trump's gains among Connecticut voters as ...
Cuts, tuition hikes at CT colleges ‘risk the future of the state,’ staff and students say
Faculty and students from the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system decried austerity measures that reduce ...
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Midyear Budget Cuts Anticipated in Connecticut
Connecticut governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat, ordered midyear budget cuts for higher education institutions despite projections that the state will have a surplus of $1.6 billion at the end of the ...
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Restored Planetarium named in honor of UConn’s first female physicist
The University of Connecticut’s planetarium, located North Eagleville Road in Storrs, has been renamed in honor of UConn’s first female physics professor, Cynthia Wyeth Peterson.
UConn officials downplay potential program cuts; University Senate members feel left ‘in the dark’
University of Connecticut officials offered more details Monday about how an ongoing review of 240 low-enrollment programs will unfold, as concerns over potential cuts persist. At a University ...
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Connecticut makes strides to expand prison education programs
In the wake of the 2023 reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated students, state officials are working to boost ...
What does UConn owe Native forebears? CT flagship grapples with 'tragedy at the core' of its history
As a land-grant university, UConn profited from the sale of indigenous land. Now, students and faculty are pushing the school ...