Connecticut Voices for Children released a new report, “Fostering Stable Homes: Tackling Housing Displacement For a Stronger Connecticut” this week. The report completes a housing arc from last year by providing a deeper dive on the eviction crisis in Connecticut and expands the view to include foreclosures and homelessness.
Read MoreThe University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Watkinson School, moments from each other’s campus nearly straddling the Hartford-West Hartford line, have announced a collaborative partnership that will include a new USJ scholarship for Watkinson seniors, a USJ tuition discount for Watkinson employees and a reduced tuition rate at Watkinson for the children of USJ employees.
Read MoreAll CT Reads is a year-long initiative to promote lifelong reading, learning, and connection that uses a rotating community committee structure to select one main book title and three shortlist book titles, each calendar year for three age groups: kids (ages 8-12), teens (ages 13-18), and adults.
Read MoreFairfield University takes pride in producing not just academically accomplished graduates but also individuals who contribute significantly to society. Nicholas Kapoor MBA, MS'18, a Monroe resident and an alumnus of the university’s graduate program in mathematics, was recently appointed by Gov. Lamont to Chair the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
Read MoreThe University of Connecticut has been ranked as the 9th most sustainable university in the world by UI GreenMetric, an international sustainability scoring system that reviews over a thousand educational institutions, UConn Today reported recently.
Read MoreTeams from six Connecticut communities were chosen for the inaugural class of Connecticut Main Street Center’s new Main Street Accelerator program.
Read MoreOn November 13, 2023 the White House announced what was described as the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, with a directive to “deliver concrete recommendations to advance women’s health research within 45 days.”
Read MoreThe Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network is partnering with State Representative Jaime Foster (Ellington, East Windsor, and Vernon) and UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) to host the inaugural “Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy” on January 9 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
Read MoreHartford International University of Religion and Peace has produced its first documentary, which focuses on the life and career of Islamic Chaplaincy alum Imam Chaplain Omer Bajwa '10. Bajwa was the first Muslim chaplain at Yale University, starting in 2008.
Read MoreConnecticut Department of Administrative Services’ Commission for Educational Technology has released “Connecticut: Everyone Connected,” the state’s draft digital equity plan, now available for public comment.
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