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 ...
Quinnipiac University professor confirmed to Connecticut’s U.S. District Court
A Quinnipiac University law professor is now a member of one of the nation’s highest courts. Sarah French Russell’s ...
The Daily Campus1d
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 ...
The News-Times3d
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Inside Higher Ed2d
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 ...
Yale Daily News5d
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...