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.
Posted inJustice
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.
Posted inPolitics
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.
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UConn issues COVID vaccine mandate for all employees
The mandate includes employees at UConn Health and at the university’s five campuses.
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Emails offer clues behind UConn president Katsouleas’ departure
Before he resigned, UConn President Thomas Katsouleas butted heads with the university’s board on a handful of issues, emails show.
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Hundreds of UConn students ask for vaccine exemptions
More than 800 want exemptions from the university’s coronavirus vaccine mandate. More than 500 have been granted.
Posted inMoney
Public sector pensions are prime beneficiary of federal COVID relief grants
More than six out of every 10 federal relief dollars built into the new state budget is earmarked for pensions.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Adapting to an uncertain climate future, Connecticut auditions new forests
Climate change is already impacting the state’s trees. Here’s what environmentalists are doing to mitigate the damage.
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UConn will require students to be vaccinated against COVID
Students who are not fully vaccinated when they return to school will be placed in a “modified quarantine.”
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Andrew Agwunobi appointed UConn interim president
The CEO of UConn Health is first person of color to hold the post.
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UConn President Katsouleas resigns
Katsouleas submitted a resignation letter to the UConn Board of Trustees in March.
Posted inEconomic Development
UConn report: Don’t put federal relief funds under the mattress
The choice is between investing in the economy or spending federal aid on state and municipal budgets.