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 MoreGiving Connecticut Children an Equity Boost, from Birth
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Connecticut was the first state in the country to develop a wealth equity policy that has the potential to break generational cycles of poverty as well as promote long-term economic growth in our state. Now, it needs to be funded.
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 More35 to be Added to Ranks of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
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The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) has announced the election of 35 of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine to membership in the Academy.
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.
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