The University of Connecticut proudly proclaimed its 10th straight year among the nation’s Top 25 public universities last month, “safeguarding and building on its strengths over the last decade as a pacesetter in student success and academic excellence,” the university pointed out. Nationally, the outsized attention paid to rankings by higher ed institutions is raising concern.
Read MoreApplications will be accepted online at ctwbdc.org through Sept.28 for The Women’s Business Development Council’s (WBDC) Equity Match Grant Program for women-owned businesses in Connecticut.
Read MoreLongtime Greenwich resident Indra Nooyi, a former President and CEO of PepsiCo, stepped down this past week as co-chair of AdvanceCT, an economic development advocate for the State of Connecticut, as her new book, My Life in Full, is being published, with a focus on the imperative to increase the ranks of women at the highest levels of corporations.
Read MoreNataliya Braginsky, a social studies teacher at Metropolitan Business Academy in New Haven, has been named the 2021 National History Teacher of the Year by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Read MoreFour Connecticut public schools have been named by the U.S. Department of Education as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The recognition is given annually to select schools across the nation for demonstrating overall high achievement or success in closing achievement gaps.
Read MoreThe 2021 Connecticut Book Awards, a program of the Connecticut Center for the Book, an affiliate program of the Library of Congress and a core program of Connecticut Humanities, will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021.
Read MoreHigher education officials at the community college level – in Connecticut and nationally – are anxiously awaiting the numbers as the new academic year gets underway.
Read MoreGovernor Lamont announced that the Connecticut Office of Tourism is launching a $1.2 million fall marketing campaign to promote safe travel and fuel the Connecticut tourism industry’s continued economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic - inviting our neighbors in nearby states to come see Connecticut.
Read MoreIn a report recently released by The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) that included a compilation of comments and perceptions of 32 Valley stakeholders surveyed earlier this year, those participating indicated that “the biggest barrier keeping communities of color in the Valley from reaching success is systemic racism,”
Read MoreHartford Seminary’s three new 36-credit programs include a Master of Arts in Interreligious Studies, Master of Arts in Chaplaincy and a Master of Arts in International Peacebuilding. The programs launch amidst much turmoil around the world, underscoring the importance of the education initiatives.
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