Biden Visit Emphasizes Intersection of Human Rights Scholarship, Activism, and Policy Making
President Joe Biden spoke at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at UConn on Friday, October 15.
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President Joe Biden spoke at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at UConn on Friday, October 15.
About 93% of UConn employees across Storrs and the school’s four regional campuses are partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19, interim university President Andrew Agwunobi shared during a Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.
Budget talks are underway as lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont attempt to reach a deal before the General Assembly adjourns June 9, but the sides remain in disagreement about taxes. Democratic lawmakers favor raising taxes on the wealthy to fund tax credits for the poor and middle-class and other initiatives. Lamont has resisted tax hikes, saying the state is in good financial standing and tax increases send the wrong message.
Reply UConn President Thomas Katsouleas is resigning. (Chris Dehnel/Patch ) STORRS, CT — Thomas Katsouleas will be resigning as the University of Connecticut's president at the end of June. Katsouleas notified UConn Board of Trustees Chairman Daniel Toscano of his decision Thursday and Toscano said q quick interim president will be appointed. Katsouleas will be taking a faculty position. "For reasons we have discussed at length over time, I have made the difficult decision to resign my position as President of the University of Connecticut," Katsouleas said in the letter to the trustees. ...
University of Connecticut President Thomas Katsouleas plans to resign his position by June 30, according to a letter he submitted to the school’s board of trustees chair in March. Sources say his relationship with UConn’s Board of Trustees has deteriorated but called his resignation voluntary. The conflict had several causes, sources said, beginning with an unexpected announcement at his inauguration to provide free tuition for lower-income households. More recently, he announced the university would cut slated tuition increases by half without consulting with trustees. His contract wit...