Lewis J. Robinson Jr. emailed the presidents of the state’s community colleges Tuesday evening, telling them that any “expedite[d]” separation agreement offers — or “buyouts” as some have called it — are void. “The Board has not authorized any such arrangement and to the extent such an arrangement was offered at that time or thereafter, […]
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On raises and the University of Maine…
The Bangor Daily News has a nice chart of the raises provided at the University of Maine, the state’s flagship university Robert A. Kennedy ran for six years before coming to Connecticut in 2011. The chart looks at the increases given between 2006 and 2012 that total $757,041 in that system’s central office. It also […]
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Embattled Board of Regents chief resigns
Robert A. Kennedy, the embattled president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, announced his resignation Friday morning, effective immediately. Kennedy, who was recruited last year by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to lead the new consolidation of the higher education system, bowed to mounting pressure for his resignation after disclosures he unilaterally approved executive pay […]
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Documents surface surrounding controversial meeting with community college presidents
What exactly happened behind closed doors last month between the dozen community college presidents and a top central office staff employee depends on whom you ask. What isn’t debatable are the email communications that followed the meeting. They show that a plan had been drafted by the higher education system’s office for the separation of […]
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Roraback, Malloy administration tangle over Meotti’s raise
Higher education official Michael P. Meotti’s now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t pay raise popped up in a congressional race Tuesday when Republican candidate Andrew Roraback blamed the controversy on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. “What planet does this governor live on when his administration sees fit to allow a $50,000 raise?” Roraback asked reporters outside the state Capitol, after […]
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G.E. and UConn announce $7.5 million collaboration
The University of Connecticut and General Electric have agreed to collaborate on a $7.5 million program to improve technologies related to the distribution of energy. Gov. Dannel Malloy, UConn President Susan Herbst and a top GE executive held a press conference to announce the program — only part of GE’s partnership with the university. GE’s […]
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Double-digit raise goes to top higher ed official
A top administrator in Connecticut’s merged public college system received a nearly $49,000 pay increase last week — a move that members of its governing board could not explain Monday, even as most state employees remain under a wage freeze. And while top administrators for the Board of Regents for Higher Education failed to return […]
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Colleges tighten anti-hacking rules
Recent Internet security breaches at two college campuses prompted public state higher education officials Thursday to impose tougher rules for the use of personal information in computer files. The Board of Regents for Higher Education adopted a policy that tightens security controls, requires additional staff training and makes college and university presidents responsible for maintaining […]
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Malloy to colleges: no more semesters of remediation
A bill that limits the circumstances that college officials can require students to spend time and money taking non-credit remedial courses has been signed into law by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. One quarter of the students who enter a public college in Connecticut spend their first year taking only non-credit remedial courses. Some even spend two […]