To Earn a UConn MBA, Less is More, Flagship University Decides
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UConn will be revising its MBA program, making it faster, more flexible, and more convenient for graduate students to earn their degrees.
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Hospital CEOs Across the Country – Including in Connecticut – Unite to Fight Gun Violence
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A prominently placed full-page ad appeared in The New York Times a week ago, an open letter from “Hospital CEOs Across America” who signed their names “United to Fight Gun Violence,” as the ad headlined. CEOs from Connecticut’s leading hospital healthcare organizations were among them.
Read MoreReport: 15 Independent Colleges Have $16.5 Billion Impact on Connecticut
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The economic impact to the State of Connecticut from its fifteen non-profit independent colleges and universities is $16.5 billion annually, according to a just completed study released by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges (CCIC).
Read MoreCT Health Horizons Initiative Aims to Boost Opportunities in Nursing, Social Work
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The CT Health Horizons initiative is a collaboration between higher education institutions and healthcare provider partners to grow and diversify the next generation of nurses and social workers in Connecticut.
Read MoreNursing Home Reforms Move Up on the Legislative Agenda
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Connecticut's General Assembly is considering legislation to establish sweeping nursing-home reforms, including minimum nursing-home staffing levels and stricter penalties for violations.
State's Education Funding Plan Could See Revisions
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Connecticut's Education Cost Sharing Formula estimates it costs $11,525 to educate one public-school students. The goal of the ECS is to spread more than $2 billion across the state to fund education programs.
Read MoreTong Seeks Power to Prevent Another M&T Merger Debacle, Protect Consumers
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The aftershocks from the debacle that was the transition of the merger between People’s United and M&T Bank continue to be felt, now at the state legislature.
Read MoreCT Educators Urge Prompt Action to End Teacher Shortage
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Connecticut, along with most of the United States, faces a teacher shortage. The shortage has caused class sizes to increase and teachers to experience burnout more quickly. Teachers are hoping for action to address the shortage.
Read MoreLong Island Sound’s Plum Island A Step Closer to Being Saved From Sale to Developers
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One could almost feel the excitement emanating from the hundreds of species that know Plum Island as their home when the good news arrived at year’s end. Years of diligent efforts by the Protect Plum Island Coalition, and supporters in Congress, had earned a breakthrough.
Read MoreLegislative Action to Protect, Expand Voting in Connecticut Urged
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Common Cause in Connecticut, the local affiliate of a national organization, is urging legislative action on a series of proposal to expand and protect voting in Connecticut.
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