Higher Education

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.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, college enrollment in Connecticut and across the country has faced a decline in recent years. Some school officials see an emphasis on the liberal arts as part of the solution.

A plan to charge a textbook fee at CT colleges led to questions about whether it would harm or benefit students. Some called it a 'junk fee.'

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.

Lamont's proposed budget trims funding for public colleges and universities, and he wants to scale back an initiative to expand K-12 funding.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal affirmative action last summer, legislators on Connecticut’s higher education committee are gearing up to ban the practice of legacy preference.