August 04, 2022

Hartford Region Nonprofits Can Apply for Support from Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund

August 04, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Back in 2021, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Hispanic Federation formed an alliance to provide capacity-building support to Black, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Latino, and other People of Color (BIPOC) community-based organizations (CBOs) throughout Hartford County, including all 29 cities and towns. Now, applications are being sought for a second round of funding.

August 02, 2022

Murphy Calls for Higher Education Reform After Seeing Pre-COVID Public Opinion Shift

August 02, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

“This should be a blinking red warning light for the higher ed industry. The model is broken - too many schools today are too expensive with not enough ROI. Time for reform,” said Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. Data in recent years, before and since COVID, is reflecting concern about higher education.

August 01, 2022

Aquiline Drones to Offer Courses at 17 Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Beginning This Fall

August 01, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Hartford-based Aquiline Drones Corporation (AD), Connecticut's only drone manufacturing and technology company, has signed a multi-year agreement to offer its entire online drone pilot certification curriculum through the 17 institutions comprising Connecticut's State College and University system (CSCU).

July 25, 2022

Yale University School of Nursing Offers Connecticut's Lone Nurse-Midwifery Specialty Program

July 25, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

Yale University is one of only two institutions in New England that offers an academic nurse-midwifery specialty. The program, in the Yale School of Nursing, “prepares students as competent midwives who provide family-centered primary health care,” the university’s website explains, noting that “more now than ever, the need and demand for midwives is at an all-time high.”

July 24, 2022

Students Recognized by Rell Center for Projects That Promote Integrity, Civility, Respect in Public Services

July 24, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

A classroom of Hamden sixth graders and members of a Farmington High School Political Action Club are this year’s recipients of the inaugural Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service Civility Awards.

July 20, 2022

Higher Ed - Business Collaboration to Focus on Technology Jobs in Connecticut

July 20, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) have announced plans, in collaboration with the State of Connecticut, to award grants to seven business-higher education partnerships in Connecticut as part of an initiative to rapidly increase the competitiveness of the state’s postsecondary institutions and meet growing business demand for tech skills.

July 19, 2022

Aerospace Alley Will Bring Manufacturers to Hartford for November Trade Show

July 19, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The Connecticut Convention Center will be transformed into “The World’s Aerospace Alley” for a November 2 trade show that will feature exhibitors that are members of Aerospace Components Manufacturers.

July 17, 2022

CT Nonprofits Receive Red Sox Recognition for Mental Health Initiatives

July 17, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The Red Sox Foundation has announced recipients – including three Connecticut nonprofits - in the 8th Annual IMPACT Awards presented by the Ruderman Family Foundation. Five nonprofit organizations from each state in New England were nominated for the grant awards, dedicated to raising awareness and improving mental health outcomes.

July 14, 2022

USJ to Offer Introductory Nursing Summer Program for High School Students

July 14, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The nursing shortage in Connecticut has been well-documented, and many experts say a solution will not come quickly. Looking at the long-term challenges, and stepping up to be part of that solution, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in West Hartford, is creating opportunities for high school juniors and seniors to learn more about the in-demand career of nursing.

July 12, 2022

Artists of Color Accelerate (AOCA) Celebrates Successful First Year of Initiative

July 12, 2022/ Bernard Kavaler

The vision was to support an inclusive arts and culture sector in the Hartford Region by building an arts economy featuring local artists of color. Launched in the midst of the pandemic in August 2021, when opportunities for the arts – and artists – to flourish were particularly limited, the inaugural Artists of Color Accelerate (AOCA) program was an initiative of The 224 EcoSpace and was funded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.