What to do about the huge amount of college debt that is burdening young Americans is emerging as a significant issue in the 2020 elections.
University of Connecticut
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Key Republican legislator miffed about UConn president’s free tuition plan
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano has some questions about UConn’s plan to offer a free-tuition program for families with incomes of less than $50,000.
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UConn President Katsouleas announces free tuition program at ‘big fat Greek inauguration’
Thomas Katsouleas kicked off his inauguration ceremony Friday as UConn’s 16 president with an announcement that lower-income Connecticut undergraduates starting at the university next fall will be eligible for free tuition.
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UConn President Katsouleas on research growth, free speech, and faculty
The CT Mirror interviewed Katsouleas in his new office on the Storrs campus, where he discussed his goals for the university.
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Lamont names financier Dan Toscano as UConn chairman
A Morgan Stanley partner with longtime ties to UConn was named today as the university’s board chairman.
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Murphy: Treatment of athletes by colleges and NCAA is ‘madness’
Sen. Chris Murphy has issued his second report on what he calls “madness” in college athletics, which he says leaves student athletes with worthless diplomas or no diplomas at all.
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As food insecurity bill slips in under radar, advocates hope for further action
A new program will assess the level of food insecurity among Connecticut college students.
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UConn balances books despite big gaps in state aid
UConn’s proposed budget preserves programs while managing significant shortfalls caused by the state’s huge, unfunded pension liabilities.
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As he exits, UConn chair lobbies unreceptive governor
The outgoing chair of UConn’s board of trustees is urging Gov. Ned Lamont to pass over his vice chair, Thomas D. Ritter, and pick trustee Shari Cantor, “a unifying, non-polarizing force on the board.”
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Lamont removing Kruger and others to reshape UConn board
Thomas E. Kruger is being shown the door. So is Denis Nayden, who supported Gov. Ned Lamont’s opponent last year.
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Herbst, other UConn officials, racked up $214,000 of unused vacation time above policy limit
Herbst says she will forfeit the 54 days she accrued above the 60-day limit, but she is still eligible to receive $156,279 for the rest of the unused vacation time when she leaves state service.
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CT schools defend policies as Trump threatens funding over free speech
The Trump administration did not say what would prompt a school to lose its funding under the new “free speech” policy.
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CSCU proposes 5 % tuition increase next year at four state universities
The proposed tuition hike would translate into $804 more next year for in-state students attending Central Connecticut State University in New Britain and $899 more at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.
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UConn Trustees appoint UVA Provost Thomas C. Katsouleas as new president
With a unanimous vote Tuesday morning, the UConn trustees appointed Thomas C. Katsouleas as the institution’s 16th president.
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UConn Trustees expected to vote on new president Tuesday
UConn Board of Trustees remains silent about choice of Thomas Katsouleas as the school’s next president.
