Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican Tom Foley sharply questioned each other’s character, ability and records Thursday night in the season’s wildest debate, a televised confrontation that resurrected Foley’s long-ago night in jail and Malloy’s brush with a mayoral corruption investigation in which he was cleared.
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UConn touts its economic contribution but touches off a political dustup
The University of Connecticut outlined its significant impact on the state’s economy in a report released Wednesday, but it immediately became the center of a partisan dispute in Connecticut’s gubernatorial campaign.
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State universities have mixed results with enrollment targets
New academic initiatives yielded mixed enrollment results for Connecticut’s public colleges and universities, according to preliminary numbers. The University of Connecticut hit an enrollment benchmark for this fall, but the state’s merged public college system did not grow as much as hoped.
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UConn welcomes 6,000 new students, including ‘most diverse’ freshmen class ever
The University of Connecticut announced Thursday that nearly 6,000 new students will attend the main campus in Storrs and the various branch campuses this fall, while officials hailed it as the most diverse in UConn history. Students can begin moving into residence halls on the Storrs campus beginning Friday while the fall semester classes start next week.
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Hazing gets a frat, two sororities, banned from UConn
A fraternity and two sororities have been banned from the University of Connecticut for up to three years following a finding that they were guilty of hazing and other violations of the university’s student code. The Sigma Chi fraternity and Delta Gamma and Delta Zeta sororities will lose their recognition by the college and be […]
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UConn trustees endorse nearly $300M in projects tied to Next Gen CT
University of Connecticut officials gave final approval Wednesday to nearly $300 million in capital projects crucial to a 10-year plan to dramatically expand its science and technology programs. They also endorsed plans for a new multi-story research building, a large housing complex for science, engineering and math students and a 3,400-foot road extension to link the Storrs campus’s technology park with Route 44.
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UConn officials say ‘Next Gen CT’ off to a fast start
Despite receiving their initial funding for a major science and technology initiative just one month ago, University of Connecticut officials told legislators Tuesday they have hit the ground running on their ambitious 10-year, $1.5 billion expansion program called Next Generation Connecticut.
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Senate unveils bill aimed at fighting sexual assaults on campus
WASHINGTON – Flanked by victims of abuse, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other sponsors on Wednesday introduced their long-awaited bill aimed at fighting what some consider an epidemic of sexual assaults on campus.
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UConn pays $1.3M to settle lawsuit over sexual assault allegations
The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million in total to five current and former students to settle a lawsuit over the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations.
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Report: Schools fail to properly handle sexual violence on campus
WASHINGTON – On many levels and in many ways, the nation’s colleges and universities are failing in their handling of sexual assaults on campus, a report commissioned by a U.S. senator says. Her survey included the University of Connecticut, where the handling of sex assaults on campus has been under scrutiny.
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Connecticut advocates lobby Congress to tackle sexual crimes on campus
WASHINGTON – Should the University of Connecticut and other colleges in the state and across the nation be forced to report all incidents of sexual assaults on their campuses to law enforcement authorities? That’s one of the questions under debate as Congress tackles the thorny issue of sexual violence in the nation’s schools.
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UConn: State funding must grow to maintain faculty, financial aid gains
University of Connecticut officials adopted a new budget Wednesday that bolsters faculty and financial aid, but they warned that major growth in state aid will be needed in the near future to maintain those objectives.
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New UConn budget to add faculty, continue tuition and fee hikes
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees is expected to adopt a new $1.2 billion budget Wednesday that adds 61 faculty positions and boosts student aid while increasing tuition and fees about 4 percent over the current academic year.
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Can Connecticut keep its fuel cell edge?
Connecticut’s fuel cell industry is considered the best in the world. But extreme developments in the last several months are once again raising the question of whether the state still has its edge when it comes to the expanding global reach of the fuel cell business.
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Obama to meet with UConn Huskies
Washington – President Obama on Monday will honor the NCAA Champion UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball teams, the White House announced Friday.