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'Blithe Spirit' to kick off spring theatre season
The Communication, Film and Theatre Department and the Drama Society at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Blithe Spirit" as their first stage production of the spring semester from Feb. 27 to March 3. "Blithe Spirit" was written in th...
Feb 8, 2024, 12:23pm EST
Symposium seeks solutions to opioid epidemic
Solutions for curbing the local and national opioid epidemic will be discussed at a symposium at Eastern Connecticut State University on Feb. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center. Titled "Moving Forward: Community Dialogues on the Opioid Epid...
Feb 7, 2024, 11:28am EST
Eastern joins amicus brief in support of DACA program
On Feb. 1, Eastern Connecticut State University joined 168 colleges and universities nationwide in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by endorsing an amicus brief filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for Texas v...
Feb 1, 2024, 4:24pm EST
Eastern to host public forum on the environment
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a public forum about environmental issues on Feb. 5 moderated by state representatives Susan Johnson and Gregg Haddad. The event will occur at 5:30 p.m. in the Johnson Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library. ...
Jan 30, 2024, 10:41am EST
Rochester-area academic publishes dictionary of horror stories
Wolfmen, witches, vampires and zombies loom in tales told by humans for more than 6,000 years. That history is chronicled in a new book by a professor at Eastern Connecticut State University titled "Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature." "I've a...
Jan 29, 2024, 2:07pm EST
Eastern Art Gallery presents 'Circe: A Goddess of Our Time' through April
The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Circe: A Goddess of Our Time" until April 15. Part of Eastern's Big Read program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the exhibition is based on Madeline Miller's bestse...
Jan 29, 2024, 12:37pm EST
Community members will plunge into icy river to support local soup kitchen
Every February, upstanding Willimantic community members submerge themselves in the freezing waters of the Natchaug River to raise money to help feed the hungry. This February is no different, with the 13th annual Olga Ezis Plunge for Hunger taking pla...
Jan 24, 2024, 12:00pm EST
Eastern Opera Theatre presents Sondheim tribute
Opera-theatre students and alumni of Eastern Connecticut State University will celebrate the career of iconic musical theatre composer Stephen Sondheim on Feb. 9 in a one-night performance of "Sondheim Tribute Revue." The performance will be presented...
Jan 23, 2024, 9:18am EST
Eastern's Pre-College Summer returns with more offerings for high schoolers
Eastern Connecticut State University is excited to welcome high school students to campus this July for its second annual Pre-College Summer. Following a successful inaugural run in 2023, the residential summer program is returning with additional sess...
Jan 17, 2024, 7:53am EST
Historian publishes 'Polish American Voices,' recounting 400 years of immigrant history
Eastern Connecticut State University Professor Emerita Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann's new book, "Polish American Voices: A Documentary History, 1608-2020," compiles 145 documents of Polish American immigrants and their descendants, telling more than 400 ...
Jan 11, 2024, 2:08pm EST