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Eastern launches 3 new undergraduate certificate programs for fall 2026
Eastern Connecticut State University is expanding its academic offerings for fall 2026 with three new undergraduate certificate programs: geospatial technology, emergency services and public safety, and victim services and advocacy. Designed to comple...
Jun 15, 2026, 11:17am EDT
Eastern alum elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced its 2026 class of elected members this April, recognizing 252 distinguished leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, public policy, research, and science. Among them was Marc...
Jun 8, 2026, 11:15am EDT
Eastern's Pre-College Summer returns FOR FREE
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a free one-week commuter program this summer for high school students from select towns in eastern Connecticut. Eastern's Pre-College Summer runs from July 13-17, offering high school students an opportuni...
May 22, 2026, 10:42am EDT
Eastern to host summer writing program for high school students
Eastern Connecticut State University will host its first summer writing program for high schoolers from July 20 to 24. The "Eastern Writers Workshop for High School Students" offers aspiring young writers an immersive summer experience in creative writ...
May 22, 2026, 9:35am EDT
Eastern awards 120 master's degrees
More than 120 graduate-level students from Eastern Connecticut State University received master's degrees on May 16 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. The graduates were spurred by remarks from World Bank Executive Director Harold Tavares and a musical ...
May 18, 2026, 9:58am EDT
Eastern graduates 900 at 136th commencement
More than 900 undergraduate students from Eastern Connecticut State University received their diplomas on May 16 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford during the University's 136th Commencement Exercises. Degrees were conferred from the School of Arts and S...
May 16, 2026, 6:19pm EDT
Class of 2026 spans 24 states and 28 countries - Eastern to graduate 1,000 on May 16
More than 1,000 students from Eastern Connecticut State University will receive their diplomas during two commencement ceremonies on May 16 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. The daylong celebration will begin at 11 a.m. with more than 120 graduate stud...
May 13, 2026, 4:38pm EDT
2 Eastern seniors get CSCU top honors
Eastern Connecticut State University recently announced two exceptional graduating seniors as this year's Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award recipients. The highest academic honor presented within the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities ...
May 11, 2026, 3:32pm EDT
Eastern to graduate 1,000 in 2 ceremonies on May 16
More than 1,000 students from Eastern Connecticut State University will receive their diplomas during two commencement ceremonies on May 16 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. The daylong celebration will begin at 11 a.m. with more than 120 graduate stud...
May 7, 2026, 1:08pm EDT
Muddy preschoolers will get messy this Friday at Eastern
Preschool children from the Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) at Eastern Connecticut State University will get down and dirty at Eastern's annual Fun Mud Day this Friday, May 1, rain or shine, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Dozens of childr...
Apr 29, 2026, 12:09pm EDT