Pro-Palestine organizers formed an encampment, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for Yale to divest from military weapon manufacturers.
Higher Education
Despite FAFSA trouble, Miguel Cardona points to CT successes
Shaking off FAFSA criticisms, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona voiced support for a program that expands education for the incarcerated.
Legacy admissions ban among CT bills to make it out of committee
The committee moved forward some pieces of CT legislation that may encourage more diversity in post-secondary education.
CT higher ed students, faculty plead for funding boost at hearing
Gov. Lamont has remained adamant that higher education systems should have been preparing to live without the expiring COVID relief funds.
Lamont, CT legislature appear headed for a showdown over education
The $26.1B plan the governor proposed trims funding for higher education institutions and scales back a major initiative to expand K-12 funding.
CT lawmakers set education priorities for 2024 legislative session
CT legislative committees focused on education plan to discuss teacher certifications, special education, college legacy admissions and more.
UConn budget cuts would ‘destabilize’ university, staff say during protest
UConn is expecting a $70 million deficit in the fiscal year that begins in July. Staff and students fear cuts will ‘destabilize’ the university.
Eastern introduces vote of no confidence in CSCU chancellor
The resolution comes just weeks after the Board of Regents voted to raise tuition by 5% at the CSCU schools and offer buyouts to staff.
Stone Academy students sue CT health, higher ed departments
Stone Academy students filed a federal class action lawsuit against CT higher education and public health officials on Tuesday.
CSCU Board of Regents OKs 5% tuition hike despite opposition
The tuition hikes are in response to a $140 million shortfall at Connecticut State Colleges and Universities after COVID-era funding ended.
At CT colleges, Israel-Hamas war tensions lead to safety concerns
CT campus protests have largely been peaceful, but isolated incidents and university rhetoric have made some students question their safety.
CT universities stage ‘silent protest’ against Israel-Hamas war
The collective protest involved students at several CT universities staging sit-ins, marching with signs and handing out pamphlets.
CT and college public safety officials meet on campus tensions
Officials talked about preventing hate crimes and hate speech on campuses amid tensions seen across the U.S. over the Israel and Hamas war.
Stone Academy ‘siphoned’ money from students, AG Tong says
The complaint now claims that the school’s revenues “swelled” as their nursing exam pass rates “plummeted” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report: About 19% of CT youth ‘disconnected’ or ‘at risk’ in 2021-22
Around one-fifth of CT young people were struggling at school or graduated without a job or higher education plans in 2021-22, a report says.