Colleges & Universities

The University of Connecticut's Board of Trustees removed the interim tag from Radenka Maric's title on Wednesday, appointing the 56-year-old engineer to be the school's 17th president.

The Yale University football team will host Howard University in the annual NAACP Harmony Classic on Saturday in New Haven.

The Connecticut State Colleges and University System expect a shortfall of $220 million dollars over the next two years. The finance and infrastructure committee discussed possible budget cuts at a meeting earlier this week.

The Connecticut Tech Talent Accelerator is a partnership with seven public and private colleges and universities to provide students with the tech skills needed to fill high quality, good paying jobs.

WSHU’s Mike Lyle spoke with Dr. Jo-Anne Passalacqua, an infectious disease expert with Hartford Healthcare, to discuss what college students need to know about monkeypox.

The former president of the University of New Haven Steve Kaplan has abruptly resigned from the position of chancellor.

Most of Connecticut’s colleges and universities rank below average in how well they serve low-income students, according to a new report from policy research group Third Way.

Officials in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ system are planning cost-cutting measures in the upcoming year to combat revenue losses from declining enrollment.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Erica Phillips to discuss her article, “Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Connecticut needs 3,000 new nurses a year and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them are leaving.