Gov. Ned Lamont vets UConn president finalist with business leaders Monday night.
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CCSU shocked by revelations about professors’ misconduct
President Toro answers a question from Erin Sagnelli, a senior theater major. Central Connecticut State University student Jessica MacLean was shocked to learn this week that the theater professor she considered a trusted mentor had been accused of sexual misconduct and is likely to be dismissed. MacLean, who had been looking forward to her advanced […]
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Lamont interviews two finalists for UConn president
The search for a new UConn president seems to be nearing an end.
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CT economy poised for strong growth in 2019
Connecticut’s economy and the nation’s are poised for strong growth in 2019, though both are at risk of recession by 2020, economic experts warned hundreds of business leaders Friday.
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Connecticut students to get debt relief in national settlement with for-profit company
About 1,415 Connecticut residents who attended institutions run by the for-profit education company, Career Education Corp., will receive debt relief as a result of a national settlement with 49 state attorneys general, including Attorney General George Jepsen.
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The Yale Bowl and Yale students deserve better than plastic grass and toxic infills
The New Haven Planning Commission recently sadly approved Yale’s proposal to put a synthetic turf field, infilled with ground-up rubber, into the Yale Bowl.
There were many reasons for the Commissioners to turn the application down — but that is not what happened.
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Connecticut faces long crawl out of wealth extremes, crushing debt
Leaders have many ideas to reduce wealth inequality and promote prosperity. But they remain uncertain about how to solve this crisis while Connecticut simultaneously grapples with a historic debt burden that also threatens its future. Sixth in a series.
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UConn’s research rankings slip (again) – despite state investment
While the University of Connecticut’s oft-touted U.S. News & World Report rankings have improved in recent years – its ratings that focus on research have slipped. This month, they slipped further.
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The ‘One College’ idea takes away who and what community colleges are
Congratulations Gov.-elect Lamont, I am confident you will usher in some much-needed changes to our state. God knows, things cannot get a whole lot worse. I am sure that, given the breakneck speed with which you will enter into this new phase of your life, you cannot respond to any crisis before the governor’s seat has at least gotten warm, but I wanted to communicate with you regarding a troubling initiative that has been several years in the making. This would be the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education’s proposal to create “One College.”
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Murphy takes aim at U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Murphy is tussling with U.S. News and World Report over the publication’s popular college rankings, arguing that enrollment of low-income and minority students are not given enough weight. The magazine responded Tuesday, saying it did not have the data to do what Murphy – and other Democratic senators – are suggesting.
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Ben Barnes named CFO of higher-education system
Ben Barnes, who has overseen Connecticut’s state finances for eight years as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s only secretary of policy and management, was named Monday as the chief financial officer for the state’s sprawling system of community colleges and regional state universities.
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A fresh start: Rethinking the future of Connecticut’s community colleges
Now that the election is over and we have new leadership in the state, this is an ideal time to think in fresh ways about community colleges in Connecticut.
As we know, the Board of Regents is currently in the process of dismantling the community college system, replacing campus leadership with temporary “CEOs” and regional presidents, and contending against all evidence — and decades of experience across the nation — that community colleges don’t need presidents.
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Eliminate the Board of Regents? Nonsense before every election
As sure as “death and taxes,” the question of whether the Board of Regents for Higher Education should exist reemerges every time there is a statewide election. The arguments to dissolve the BOR usually fall along one of two lines: “Dan Malloy created it, therefore it’s bad” or “the System Office does nothing, it is a waste of money, we are just fine on our own.” The State of Connecticut is better off having merged its public higher education system. Period. We are an example of what works in Connecticut.
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The one thing all candidates can agree on
There is not much consensus among our gubernatorial candidates this election cycle, but one topic that appears to have generated genuine agreement is that Connecticut needs to do more to ensure our state has the talent it needs for the economy to thrive. It seems every day we read about manufacturers that have thousands of unfilled jobs due to the lack of skilled workers. We have a burgeoning start-up community that is straining to keep growing companies here because they cannot find enough software engineers at their fingertips. State leaders warn all sectors are at risk without a more skilled and robust cyber security workforce in place. The Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth finds the largest disparity in workforce supply and demand is among healthcare practitioners.
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CSCU likely to seek boost in state aid, explores tuition policy options
Connecticut’s public college and university system may need to seek additional state funding next year to maintain the programs it currently offers students, administrators warned Wednesday. At the same meeting, administrators explored potential new tuition and fee policies in an effort to incentivize students to complete their degrees.