April 01, 2021

Latino Communities Reporting Lab Launched by Meriden Record-Journal

April 01, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

The RJ Media Group, publisher of the Meriden Record-Journal newspaper, has launched a Latino Communities Reporting Lab in partnership with the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation. The initiative grew out of conversations with community stakeholders and those who participated in a listening tour conducted in Meriden and surrounding communities within the paper’s circulation area during the last five months.

March 25, 2021

Community Foundation Attacks Twin Pandemics in Historic Effort

March 25, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Calling the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial inequity “fundamental challenges to people’s lives in Greater New Haven,” The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven began the year by launching Stepping Forward, an unprecedented commitment of $26 million to address these issues, and the largest community investment in The Community Foundation’s history.

March 16, 2021

Most Innovative States? Connecticut Ranked Number 13

March 16, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

The latest state-by-state analysis of where innovation is thriving in the U.S. shows considerable variances among the states. Connecticut ranked just outside the top ten, at number 13.

March 02, 2021

CT Academy of Science and Engineering Adds New Members

March 02, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) has announced the election of 32 of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering, medicine, and technology to membership in the Academy.

February 28, 2021

Search Continues for Campus CEOs As Part of Planned Consolidation of Community Colleges

February 28, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

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.

February 26, 2021

John Lewis Institute for Social Justice Launched at CCSU

February 26, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Central 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.

February 22, 2021

Legislature Considers Plan to Allow Municipalities to Open College Savings Accounts for Students

February 22, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

To improve the likelihood of low-income Connecticut youngsters graduating high school and entering college, a local resident has enlisted State Senator Dennis Bradley of Bridgeport to introduce legislation that would for the first time in state history permit municipalities to put seed money into specialized savings accounts, where the funds would accrue until they are used for college.

February 18, 2021

High School Students from West Hartford, Norwich, Selected for Prestigious US Senate Program

February 18, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

The 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.

February 16, 2021

Report Urges Connecticut Judicial Branch to Respond to Changing Demographics with Culture-Specific Outreach

February 16, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

It 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.

February 13, 2021

Finding Her Way: A Journey of Discovery and Perseverance

February 13, 2021/ Bernard Kavaler

Doh 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.