Reading Partnership Established to Assist Young Families and New Parents
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Read to Grow and United Way of Connecticut 211 have announced a new partnership that strengthens support for families during pregnancy and beyond.
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Greater Hartford Gives Selected as #4 Most Innovative Company in Economic Development for Education Scholarship Initiative
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The newly re-named Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has earned the #4 ranking on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Economic Development for creation of Greater Futures Scholarship Program, developed to addresses higher education’s increasingly high cost.
Read MoreAthletic Training Track is Smoother with New University of Hartford, CCSU Pathway
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Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford have teamed up to create a new, streamlined pathway for students pursuing careers in athletic training.
Read MoreConnecticut Students Dream Big with Higher Education Savings
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State Treasurer Erick Russell, Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET), has announced the winners of the 2025 CHET Dream Big! Competition, recognizing students across the state for their creativity and ambition.
Read MoreCT Paid Leave Launches Multi-Faceted Business Outreach Initiative
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The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority is launching what is described as a “robust campaign to further educate the state’s business community on the benefits of paid leave for them and their employees.” It begins this month.
Read MoreBernard LaFayette Jr., Civil Rights Leader Who Helped Establish Connecticut Center for Nonviolence, Dies at 85
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The Connecticut Center for Nonviolence (CTCN) is mourning the passing of Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., renowned civil rights leader, educator, minister and one of the foremost authorities on Kingian Nonviolence.
Read MoreConnecticut is a Top 10 State for Women, Analysis Finds
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Connecticut ranked in the top 10, at number 7, in an analysis of the best states for women in 2026.
Read MoreWestern Connecticut State University Inaugurates New President This Month
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Following a nationwide search, in 2025 Western Connecticut State University selected its 10th president in the university’s 123-year history. Jesse M. Bernal, Ph.D. now will be celebrated with two days of events on Thursday and Friday, March 26 and 27 as he is inaugurated as university President.
Read MoreConnecticut Invests $4.8 Million in Robotics and Manufacturing Education
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The Connecticut Office of Manufacturing (OOM), part of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), has announced a two-year $4.8 million investment from the Manufacturing Innovation Fund, in an initiative with nonprofit ReadyCT to benefit Connecticut students.
Read MoreUConn Tech Commercialization Realizes Milestones, Sets Records
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Although 2025 brought challenges to the nation’s innovation landscape, UConn startup companies and entrepreneurs managed to set records and notch milestones.
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