Higher Education

Money that kept Connecticut higher education afloat during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is going away, and colleges face course and job cuts.

In the midst of the first college application season since the Supreme Court repealed affirmative action last summer, students and education advocates alike share their confusions, fears and frustrations. But some perspectives lend a lens of hope for the future of diverse schools.

The state Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee gathered in a special forum outside of the regular legislative session to address challenges and innovations within college admissions.

Officials said family connections played a 'negligible' role in admissions for years, but the school is formally ending the practice.

Stony Brook University received a $500 million endowment gift from the Simons Foundation. It is one of the largest in the history of higher education.

Connecticut’s public colleges and universities produce the state’s future workforce. But, the higher education system relies on state funding to remain open, and the governor’s current budget proposal won't be enough to pay the bills.

SUNY Chancellor John King made the announcement during his first visit to Long Island on Thursday. Stony Brook University — a SUNY flagship campus — will receive $12 million.

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.

The University of Connecticut is an exception, reporting a “higher than typical” enrollment for out-of-state undergraduate students over the past two years.

Unions representing professors and other faculty at the state's public universities say Governor Kathy Hochul needs to add more money to ease staffing shortages.