High rankings have bookended this academic year at Quinnipiac University. Just weeks after the Fall Semester began, Quinnipiac learned it was ranked #3 in the nation for military service members and veterans, and in recent weeks, with the Spring Semester coming to a close, the university’s men’s ice hockey team won its first-ever national championship..
Read MoreCommon Cause in Connecticut, the local affiliate of a national organization, is urging legislative action on a series of proposal to expand and protect voting in Connecticut.
Read MoreAmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, has released its Volunteering and Civic Life in America research, the most comprehensive data on American volunteering and civic engagement assembled. While Connecticut was not among the national leaders, volunteerism continued to run strongly through the state.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Commission on Community Service, known as Serve Connecticut, provides funds and supports programs that encourage Connecticut residents to volunteer. A program with AmeriCorps Connecticut is launching, providing funding opportunities in Connecticut.
Read MoreVeteran observers of Connecticut politics, government and the judiciary will recognize the name instantly. Attorney General William Tong has appointed Eileen Meskill to serve as Deputy Attorney General, succeeding Margaret Q. Chapple, who will retire this month. Thomas Meskill, her late father, was Connecticut’s Governor a half-century ago.
Read MoreThe State of Connecticut has launched an advertising campaign that will target the recruitment of state healthcare and direct support workers. The latest effort is part of a larger initiative to recruit state residents to work for various state agencies, amidst a changing job market and an increase in the number of state employees opting for retirement.
Read MoreMembers of the Black Giving Circle Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, after considering a wide variety of programs aimed at supporting Greater Hartford’s Black community, chose three proposals to receive financial support in the coming year, including a project to educate students about the challenges and successes of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Read MoreMore than 1,000 local students throughout Connecticut are gearing up for this year's Model UN Conference, where they'll offer solutions to the world's most contentious issues and continue their individual journeys to becoming future leaders.
Read MoreThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving launched Access Grants just over a year ago to support nonprofits aligned with its strategic priorities to dismantle structural racism and increase social and economic mobility for Black and Latinx residents of Greater Hartford. During three rounds of funding, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.4 million to 41 organizations. Now, the Foundation is issuing its fourth round of Access Grants.
Read MoreThe past two selections to lead operations at Tweed New Haven Airport have been simultaneously serving as elected members of the state legislature. With the apparent election of the current leader, Sean Scanlon, to statewide office, will Tweed again look to the legislative ranks to fill an anticipated vacancy?
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