Racial Equity

Gov. Ned Lamont has appointed Mariana Monteiro, a former executive director of global diversity at Lockheed Martin, to head Connecticut’s newly created Office of Equity and Opportunity.

Connecticut Chief Justice Richard Robinson officially retired on Thursday and was honored with a ceremony at the state Supreme Court.

The study, led by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and funded by the federal government, will explore the benefits of closing the wage gap — and how the county can begin to do so.

The Connecticut Judicial Branch is more diverse than it was 40 years ago, but outreach to marginalized communities is still needed, said Chief Justice Richard Robinson as he launched Diversity Week on Monday.

A new study from DataHaven found that Black residents, including infants, are more likely to die from preventable illnesses in Connecticut due to disparities in the state's healthcare system.

Connecticut’s education commissioner visited a Fairfield’s McKinley Elementary School, which has the town’s most diverse student population, on Tuesday to highlight an example of how suburban school districts can better cater to a diverse student population.

The Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index has been released. Every three years, the report shows how people in the county are faring with education, housing, health, civic engagement, income and wealth.

Governor Ned Lamont earlier this week pushed for licensing free-standing birthing centers, which would operate largely independent of hospitals, and the creation of a certification pathway for doulas, among other proposals to expand maternal services in Connecticut.

U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) has introduced legislation that would declare racism a public health crisis. She has been advocating for the House resolution since 2020.

Almost a week after Connecticut College canceled a fundraiser in Florida that led to the school’s chief diversity officer quitting in protest, students now want President Katherine Bergeron to resign.