Brett Calash, whose family lost its home in Milford in Hurricane Sandy last year, will likely graduate from the University of Connecticut with nearly $50,000 in student loans. “A lot of things I am going to want to do will have to be put on hold,” the economics and political science major said Thursday, the […]
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Enrollment declines again at Connecticut State universities and community colleges
Following years of steady increases, enrollment at the state’s largest public college system is down for the fourth consecutive year. The 4.3 percent decline in enrollment since 2009 at the state’s community colleges and the four Connecticut State Universities translates to nearly 4,200 fewer students.
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Where UConn students come from…
Even with more freshman students than ever enrolling at the University of Connecticut this fall, the ratio of students coming from out-of-state has hardly budged.
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‘The Board of Regents ate my homework’
“I tried to do my homework but the Board of Regents ate it,” Community College student Parke Stearns wants his professor to know. It’s an excuse that just might work.
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What college rankings tell us…
Should a university that is more selective in who it enrolls be ranked higher than a university that accepts everyone who applies? If faculty members are paid more, should they be ranked higher? And what if a university’s reputation is more highly regarded than another’s? Should the more popular university be ranked higher?
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The 23 goals of the new president at Connecticut’s largest college system
Gregory Gray, the new president of the state’s largest college system, has 23 goals. The president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education — which oversees the state’s dozen community colleges, four universities and online college — on Tuesday informed regents that he has compiled a list of the items he intends to accomplish this year.
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As UConn builds more labs, research funding shrinks
Farmington — Leslie Loew, a researcher at the University of Connecticut, had planned to study the use of fluorescent dye and light to help doctors better repair life-threatening heart rhythms, but his funding was cut so that research will have to wait. Many research projects have stalled at the University of Connecticut as research funding […]
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Amid criticism for involvement in higher ed, Malloy ‘pleads guilty to being very involved’
Facing criticism that he is too involved in the governance at the state’s largest public college system, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said his level of oversight is warranted. “I am going to push performance and I think as governor I have a right to expect that institutions that are spending this much public money measure […]
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College too expensive? Obama proposes solution
As the cost to attend college continues to spiral upward, President Barack Obama will announce Thursday a proposal to tie federal financial aid to a new college rating system and to limit how much students will need to pay each month for their student loans. Obama, who will make the announcement at a college […]
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Malloy spokeswoman to take communications post with Board of Regents
A member of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s communications staff will become the new spokeswoman for the state’s merged public university and college system. Juliet Manalan of Wethersfield, who is Malloy’s press secretary and has worked in the governor’s communications office since January 2011, will assume her new post with the Board of Regents for Higher […]
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UConn taps reserves to close budget shortfall
University of Connecticut officials plan to significantly draw down the system’s emergency reserves this fiscal year to close a $30.8 million budget gap. “This is the first time we have had to deplete this fund to this extent… It’s a sign of the times,” said Lysa Teal, UConn’s vice president of finance and budget. This […]
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Meotti opens consulting business
Michael Meotti, the former vice president of the state’s largest public college system, who resigned last October amid a pay-raise scandal, has opened his own consulting business. “We can help you identify and carry out a strategy to better connect with the governmental, business, philanthropic and community leaders that matter to your organization,” reads the […]
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UConn case renews debate on who should have to report abuse
DCF Commissioner Joette Katz (left), Rep. Diana Urban , House chairwoman of the Children's Committee (Right) The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp reported Robert Miller to the Department of Children and Families in February, a day after learning that police were investigating sexual abuse allegations that led to Miller’s dismissal as a camp volunteer […]
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UConn to consider restricting some faculty/student relationships
The governing board for the University of Connecticut is expected to consider changes to its policies that would prohibit “romantic relationships” between faculty and any undergraduate or graduate student over whom they have authority. “The University’s rationale is that it’s very difficult to gauge consent when there’s a power imbalance,” a spokeswoman said. This announcement […]
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Yale vs. Yale
Yale University in New Haven has settled the lawsuit officials filed against Yale Academy — a group of storefront businesses that help high school students study for their college-entrance exams. Read The New York Times story here.