Category: Written Work

  • UConn Anti-Black racism course requirement placed on hold

    The UConn Senate voted to delay the requirement that all undergraduates take a course on anti-Black racism amid concerns that requiring the course would be considered discriminatory by the Trump administration.

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  • Suspended U.S. refugee program separates families, stalls resettlement

    When Connecticut’s flagship resettlement agency lost $4 million in federal funding due to a Trump administration executive order, it closed offices in Hartford and New Haven.

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  • Graduating Sandy Hook survivor looks back and ahead

    As Lenie Urbina graduated from UConn, her mind slipped to the Sandy Hook students and staff members who were killed in 2012 in a tragedy that shocked the nation. Lenie was a 4th grader hiding in the gym supply closet.

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  • Students still facing academic and mental health challenges post-COVID

    The pandemic’s toll on student engagement continues to reverberate across campuses nationwide.

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  • How CT nursing home staff work to reduce social isolation

    The job for retirement home staffers is to become like a family to the residents. For some people, coming into a retirement home is their first time living alone.

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  • Proposed bill would safeguard abortion and gender-affirming care in Connecticut

    Supporters in the General Assembly are looking to establish more protections for healthcare providers who perform abortions and gender-affirming care.

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  • FOI at 50: Connecticut’s landmark transparency law

    As Connecticut’s landmark transparency law marks its 50th anniversary this year, its legacy as a model for open government continues. 

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  • Connecticut’s new college grads contemplate uncertain economy

    Amid federal cuts and fears of a recession, many new college grads worry about the economy they are heading into.

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  • Bill seeks to boost local news with 12 journalism fellowships

    Journalists may see more post-grad opportunities if new bill before the legislature seeking to establish 12 journalism fellowships passes.

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  • More Schools Add Limits on Student Device Use

    School officials throughout southeastern Connecticut are seeking ways to prevent students from focusing too much in-school time on their cell phones.

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