Higher Education

CT State Community College Housatonic is home to nearly 7,000 works of art, including Picasso, Warhol and Sherman. And they're not just nestled in a dedicated museum space — they're all over the school.

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.

The State University of New York will require students to learn about civic discourse and artificial intelligence next year.

Enrollment at Long Island’s higher education institutions has increased, outpacing the statewide average of 2.3%. Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College lead the pack.

Elisabeth DeLuca, a nurse and former wife of Subway founder and billionaire Fred DeLuca, donated $50 million to the university for a new nursing school. The donation is the largest in UConn’s history.

Data from some elite schools across the country show drops in racial diversity following the banning of affirmative action, but Yale and UConn remain nearly as diverse as in previous years.

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.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced new proposed legislation that, over the next two years, would nearly double the maximum amount students could receive from the program, as well as expand eligibility requirements to include more students.

Martin Guay, who works at Stanley Black & Decker, was chosen by Gov. Ned Lamont to serve as the Connecticut State Colleges and University system’s Board of Regents chair.

According to SUNY Chancellor John King, filing the free application for federal student aid has long been an obstacle for students. The added difficulty of this year’s federal errors exacerbated the issue.