To help close UConn’s deficit, leaders are looking to enroll more students from outside CT — but that could create new problems.
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Amid housing concerns, CT lawmakers ask: Can UConn sustain its growth?
CT lawmakers reiterated their worries about UConn’s long-term planning after reports that hundreds of students were waitlisted for housing.
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UConn course empowers student athletes in NIL ventures
The UConn course was created after the NCAA reversed rules prohibiting student athletes from earning money from their name, image or likeness.
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Supreme Court affirmative action ruling ruffles Yale, CT schools
The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action will change how colleges in Connecticut handle admissions and recruitment.
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UConn threatens to pull sports from XL Center in response to cuts
UConn President Radenka Maric said covering a funding shortfall with tuition alone would mean hikes of $3,000 per student.
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Radenka Maric named UConn president
Radenka Maric, who has served as UConn’s interim president since February, was named the university’s 17th president on Wednesday.
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Return on investment at CT colleges and universities falling short, new report finds
For low-income students, most of the state’s bachelor’s degree-granting institutions rank below average on providing ‘economic mobility’
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UConn passes $1.7 billion budget as it grapples with rising costs
UConn officials are worried about how the system will prevent a budget shortfall in 2024 when one-time state funding dries up.
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UConn student fees to increase beginning July 1
The fee increases total about $600 for students on the Storrs campus. Some are mandatory, and some are for housing and dining.
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As COVID wanes, UConn relaxes mask mandate
Masks will still be required in classrooms, labs and studios, but in most campus settings, masks will be “recommended” as of Friday.
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Interim President Andrew Agwunobi to leave UConn
Radenka Maric, the university’s vice president for research, innovation and entrepreneurship, will take over as UConn’s interim president.
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CSCU not delaying return to campuses; In-person classes set to resume
The Connecticut State Colleges and University system announced that it will begin the spring 2022 semester as originally scheduled.
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Coming soon: Data on police officers’ use of force in Connecticut
The data will help show how police use force, along with the demographics of those who are subjected to it.
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President Joe Biden comes to Connecticut for a friend, and human rights
President Joe Biden visited Connecticut to promote the hopes of his presidency and legacies of two former senators named Dodd.
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Politics, personalities and the tumultuous departure of former UConn president Tom Katsouleas
Katsouleas’ departure was “about politics, about personalities … about all those things,” said state Sen. Derek Slap, D-West Hartford.