Fairfield University’s Bellarmine College, designed to give low-income students in neighboring Bridgeport an affordable education, faces pushback from some residents.
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Jul 20, 2022
Fairfield University’s Bellarmine College, designed to give low-income students in neighboring Bridgeport an affordable education, faces pushback from some residents.
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July 24, 2020
At its latest meeting with its accrediting commission, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system presented its interim leadership and new name for the planned merger of its 12 community colleges.
July 7, 2020
Officials were determined to keep their promise to start a program, even when funding plans fell through the cracks. They're dipping into the college system's reserves -- during a recession -- to do so.
April 17, 2019
The head of Connecticut's community college and university system will present more detailed plans for consolidating the management of the two-year colleges to the system's accreditor.
June 4, 2018
After the accreditor for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system pushed back on plans to consolidate the state's 12 community colleges, some faculty groups are calling for new leadership and more funding.
November 7, 2017
Amid declining budgets and enrollments, Connecticut is the latest state to attempt a merger involving two-year colleges, with a proposal to consolidate its 12 community colleges.
June 15, 2017
Bill would require the state’s public universities to release data on credit acceptance for transfer students as well as graduation rates for those students.
October 9, 2015
Connecticut State U professors say proposals for their new union contract, including the transfer of tenured faculty members to another university and expanding the grounds for dismissing tenured professors, read like an attack on their rights.
August 28, 2014
Federal attention to colleges’ handling of sexual assaults is spilling over to a handful of statehouses, where lawmakers are proposing new legislation to curb incidents and looking to convene best practices.
November 21, 2013
UConn's stalled proposal to limit outside credits earned by non-transfer students generates controversy and may be a sign of future tussles to come over "unbundled" degrees.