Former Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters, who was both the first woman to serve on the Connecticut Supreme Court as well as its first female chief justice, has died, the court announced on Wednesday. She was 94 years old. Peters led a life of firsts.
Connecticut and Greater Hartford have seen a higher-than-usual number of college campuses hit the market, realty experts said, the result of challenges facing the broader higher-education industry, including dwindling enrollment and the pandemic’s impact, which threw many college budgets into disarray.
Meriden bilingual educator to receive ‘exceptional teacher’ award - MERIDEN Inside classroom 28 at Hanover Elementary School, Bilingual Educator Alicia Lorenzo has formed a family with her group of 26 fifth-graders. Together, they navigate the current curriculum in their native Spanish. Lorenzo has been part of the.
About a half-decade after taking the reins of the University of Hartford, including a few tumultuous years during the pandemic, President Gregory Woodward has a new strategic plan that aims to restore fiscal stability and significantly invest in the private college’s campus with new buildings, residence halls, classes and programs.
The road ahead won’t be an easy one, especially as many colleges in Connecticut and nationwide look to recover financially from the pandemic and face pressures from declining enrollments and increasing costs.