The Trump administration did not say what would prompt a school to lose its funding under the new “free speech” policy.
University of Connecticut
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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.
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UVa’s Tom Katsouleas is finalist for UConn president
Sources say Thomas C. Katsouleas, provost of the University of Virginia, is the finalist to become the next president of UConn.
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Business execs help Lamont in UConn president interview
Gov. Ned Lamont vets UConn president finalist with business leaders Monday night.
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Lamont interviews two finalists for UConn president
The search for a new UConn president seems to be nearing an end.
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UConn’s research rankings slip (again) – despite state investment
While the University of Connecticut’s oft-touted U.S. News & World Report rankings have improved in recent years – its ratings that focus on research have slipped. This month, they slipped further.
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Community Conversations: A need for more health care and health care reform
During this election season, the CT Mirror convened groups of people from around the state to ask their opinions on key campaign issues and their perceptions of the appropriate role of government. A common theme emerged: health care — the cost, the disparities and the need for change.
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‘Donor state’ Conn. gets more than its fair share of federal contracting dollars
WASHINGTON– Connecticut pays more in taxes than it gets back in federal dollars, but when it comes to federal contracting dollars, the state receives more money than most and this could be a banner year.
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UConn needs big boost in state aid to preserve sci-tech expansion
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees is seeking major increases in state aid in each of the next two fiscal years, to maintain an initiaitve to expand science and technology programs and to cover mandated pay raises.
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Trustees approve sale of West Hartford campus to tech group
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to sell the former West Hartford campus for $5.2 million to a global financial-technical firm to develop a new, $283 million technology headquarters there.
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UConn trustees act to avert another tuition hike — for now
While adopting a new budget that maintains the existing tuition schedule, University of Connecticut officials nonetheless expressed concerns Wednesday that declining state aid could soon be taking a toll on class sizes, academic aid and support services.
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Proposed UConn budget could lead to more tuition hikes by 2020
With tuition and fees already slated to rise next fiscal year at the University of Connecticut, the Board of Trustees will consider a new budget Wednesday that could leave the flagship university facing additional hikes a year or two down the road.
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UConn Foundation chief to end five-year tenure in August
The leader of the University of Connecticut’s fundraising arm for the past five years will leave his post in mid-August to return to an executive fundraising post tied to Emory University in Atlanta.