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In light of a rise in reported depression and anxiety in young people, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system is expanding its mental health options for its community college students.

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system announced Tuesday it would forgive $17 million in debt taken on by thousands of community college students during the pandemic.

An investigation prompted by accusations of discrimination against Black and female employees at Manchester Community College found “a history of culture/climate issues with racial undertones,” according to a report released earlier this month. The report stated that there is evidence to suggest that over the past 20 years the school “has experienced challenges related to diversity and specifically race and…

Students, professors, and graduate students marched to the state Capitol Friday to say they don’t want education funding to be on the chopping block and they don’t want to be in debt for the rest of their lives.

The fall semester has officially started for students at Connecticut state colleges and universities.

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ campuses plan to reopen this fall, CSCU President Mark Ojakian announced Friday. The system’s four universities will be able to start bringing residential and commuter students back to campus on Monday, August 24, according to a press release. The 12 community colleges will be able to offer on ground courses starting June 1 for…

From moving lecture classes online to limiting roommates per dorm room, colleges and universities across the country are proposing changes to student life that will allow them to reopen campuses safely in the fall.

Students who attend the four state universities will get credit for unused room and board after residence halls were shut down amid the coronavirus outbreak. President of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Mark Ojakian said the action will be completed by next week and any credit balance will be refunded to students. The amount a student gets will vary...

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities are working with the state to create emergency shelters to house coronavirus patients. A CSCU spokesperson confirmed Monday that they have working with the state Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and other partners to find ways to help combat the pandemic. Though specific details were not immediately provided, officials say they plan…

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system is canceling commencement activities and putting all classes online through the end of the semester because of the coronavirus pandemic, system officials announced Tuesday. In a letter to the community, President Mark Ojakian announced the decision, which affects all 17 CSCU institutions. decision to continue an all-online education model through at least the…

Tuition at Connecticut’s four state universities will be going up next year while tuition at the state’s community colleges and Charter Oak State College will remain flat, according to the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities have suspended tuition payments for federal workers affected by the shutdown and their dependents, according to a letter from the CSCU president.

A new study found the state’s college and university system has an annual economic impact of more than $11 billion, based on analysis of data from the 2016-17 fiscal year.

Officials say a community college professor in Connecticut has been placed on leave after faculty members reported that he gave a Nazi salute during a meeting.

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) are giving students an education who otherwise couldn’t afford one.

A new agreement between Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Follett High Education Group is going to help college students save more than $4 million in textbook costs.

The first African-American to lead a four-year college in Connecticut has died.

Reductions following years of budget cuts, lapses and holdbacks are all weighing on Connecticut’s community colleges, and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities president is pushing consolidation as the solution.

Thousands of students in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have had their education interrupted as a result of Hurricane Maria. Now, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities are offering to open their classrooms to these students. It may not be the vision students on the islands may have had, but it may become their reality.