For every campus, a CEO. For every region, a president. Hiring continues as the plan to consolidate Connecticut’s 12 community colleges into a single statewide institution, first proposed in 2017, continues with a revised target date of 2023.
Read MoreCentral Connecticut State University is establishing the John Lewis Institute for Social Justice, designed to empower a new generation to follow in the footsteps of the late civil rights leader and member of Congress in building a better and more just world.
Read MoreHealth clubs and athletic facilities in Connecticut would be required to provide and maintain automatic external defibrillators if legislation now being considered at the State Capitol is approved this year.
Read MoreThe United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has announced that high school students Natalie DeLaCruz of West Hartford and Karen Lau of Norwich will join Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Chris Murphy in representing Connecticut during the prestigious 59th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 14 — 17, 2021.
Read MoreThe effort to have housing declared a “right” in the State of Connecticut has been renewed this year by State Senator Saud Anwar of South Windsor. He launched the initiative a year ago, at the start of the 2020 legislative session, which was abruptly cut short due to the coronavirus. A year later, given all that the impact of the coronavirus has revealed, the need has only become more acute.
Read MoreIt has been less than two months since the Report of the Jury Selection Task Force was provided to Connecticut Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, and elements of the comprehensive 53-page report continue to be unpacked - including calls to step up education and outreach to the state’s changing population.
Read MoreLegislation proposed at the State Capitol would establish a task force to study and make recommendations concerning protecting and safeguarding occupants and residents of mixed-use buildings from harm caused by secondhand smoke, especially residents and occupants who suffer from impaired respiratory function or another respiratory disability.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is seeking a series of revisions to Connecticut law that would better protect the assets of individuals seeking to stay at home in their later years when they require at-home care under certain circumstances, and their spouses.
Read MoreDoh Paw wanted to attend college out of state so she could live on campus and escape a lifetime of family responsibilities. But she decided that she couldn’t turn her back on those who needed her. So instead, she stayed close to home, attends the University of Hartford, and continues to have an impact on those around her, in inspiring and enduring ways.
Read MoreLaunched last summer in the midst of the pandemic, the nonprofit business development organization Catalyst for Connecticut began with a blunt assessment of it’s Fairfield County-centered region of focus, and now sees post-COVID opportunity for southwestern Connecticut.
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