Connecticut Colleges & Universities

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security after dozens of student visas were terminated without notice.

Connecticut’s state colleges and universities chancellor, Terrence Cheng, reportedly used taxpayer and student money to pay for his housing, private transportation, food and alcohol.

The vote from the CT State Community Senate Board comes amid controversy sparked by reports and audits that showed Chancellor Terrence Cheng has spent thousands of dollars on food and transportation using a state-issued credit card.

Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon released an independent audit of CSCU—the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System—on Wednesday. The audit finds widespread misuse of procurement cards by top administrators, including Chancellor Terrence Cheng.

University health care experts and students were at the Connecticut State Capitol on Wednesday to talk about how schools were supporting reproductive health care, especially after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Students at Connecticut State Community College will soon have an easier path to the state’s four-year universities. The Board of Regents has approved a standard general education requirement for the system.

The University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system were represented Tuesday evening at a public hearing for the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee, pushing for more funding for higher education.

A public hearing next week is expected to include pleas from CSCU students and faculty for more state funding. But top budget officials are holding strong on claims that the state has already done its part.

The resolution, which follows the approval of 5% tuition hikes, says Cheng failed to secure adequate funding and hasn't taken accountability.

The final deadline to submit for Connecticut’s automatic admissions was Thursday. The state hopes to have received double the number of submissions as the previous year — when 1,600 college hopefuls participated.