In the state legislature’s final hour of the 2019 session, the House voted without objection, following unanimous support in April by the Senate, to create a task force to study of the policies and procedures adopted by each institution of higher education in Connecticut regarding the prevention and treatment of mental illness in students.
Read MoreThe goal: lower the cost of textbooks and course materials for certain courses at state higher education institutions. The method: in the final days of the legislative session, establish a new statewide Council and get started.
Read MoreThe Connecticut legislature appears to be quite insistent on making Connecticut synonymous with bioscience. Legislation passed this month follows two laws enacted last year - calling for a strategic plan and an array of marketing initiatives. And the legislature expects an update in 2020.
Read MoreIt will be an evening honoring achievement among the young and the experienced when the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering gathers for its 44th Annual Meeting & Dinner on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Leading the honors will be Professor Pasko Rakic, the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine
Read MoreAlthough Connecticut’s state and local appropriation per full-time equivalent higher education student, on average, has dropped by 24.1% between 2008 and 2018, the state’s “investment in higher education” ranks 8th highest in the nation, according to a new data analysis.
Read MoreThe historic Charter Oak Cultural Center’s annual celebration comes in the midst of efforts to save from imminent collapse the 143-year-old Rose Window, the centerpiece of the historic structure’s former sanctuary, and honors three outstanding community leaders in Greater Hartford.
Read MoreWhen it comes to attorneys with expertise in defending imperiled Governors facing impeachment, Connecticut’s Ross Garber has no real competitors according to an article in the May issue of Governing magazine.
Read MoreConnecticut is well positioned to participate in the offshore wind economy and supply chain, some say. The state is stepping slowly.
Read MoreYou could almost call it Tri-State WestConn. Following eight consecutive years of eroding enrollment, Western Connecticut State University had 919 freshman last fall, a 10.5% increase over the fall of 2017 and the largest class since 2010. Three years ago, there were less than 200 students from New York and New Jersey. That number has now tripled, including 344 students from New York. A pilot program seems to be working.
Read MoreHartford’s Trinity College has been recognized as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2018–2019 academic year and is at the top of the list among bachelor’s institutions nationwide.
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