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Eastern named to The Princeton Review's list of 'Best Colleges' in Northeast
Eastern Connecticut State University is one of the 223 best colleges in the Northeast according to The Princeton Review. The education services company listed Eastern in the Best in the Northeast section of its "2022 Best Colleges: Region by Region" we...
Sep 1, 2021, 12:35pm EDT
Stephen Tavares sworn in as Eastern's police chief
Stephen Tavares '96 was sworn in as Eastern Connecticut State University's chief of police and director of public safety on Aug. 27. The swearing-in ceremony took place on campus and included representatives from police departments across the state; fo...
Aug 31, 2021, 4:27pm EDT
Eastern employs therapy puppies to sooth back-to-campus anxiety
After hearing concerns from faculty, staff and students about returning to campus this fall and holding on-ground classes during the continuing pandemic, Eastern Connecticut State University has found a fluffy solution - therapy dogs. The University w...
Aug 27, 2021, 2:35pm EDT
Eastern employs therapy puppies to sooth back-to-campus anxiety
After hearing concerns from faculty, staff and students about returning to campus this fall and holding on-ground classes during the continuing pandemic, Eastern Connecticut State University has found a fluffy solution - therapy dogs. The University w...
Aug 27, 2021, 1:55pm EDT
Electric Boat to Bristol Blues - Eastern students complete summer internships
Eastern Connecticut State University students gained real-world experience this summer working as interns at a variety of companies. From small businesses to major corporations, students worked in hybrid, remote and on-ground environments as they fulfi...
Aug 12, 2021, 10:48am EDT
Eastern's Art Gallery presents 'Our Tears Are Sweet, Our Laughter Venomous'
The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Our Tears Are Sweet, Our Laughter Venomous" from Aug. 23-Oct. 8. The first exhibition of the fall 2021 semester features 14 Iranian-American artists whose mixed works explore the dia...
Aug 11, 2021, 10:58am EDT
Strong cohort of hopeful Eastern students completes STEP/CAP program
More than 50 students from 24 towns and cities across the state of Connecticut recently wrapped up six weeks on the Eastern Connecticut State University campus as participants in Eastern's Summer Transition at Eastern Program/Contract Admissions Progra...
Aug 5, 2021, 12:42pm EDT
Eastern's anti-vaxxer research offers strategies to boost vaccination rates
A trio of researchers from the Psychological Science Department at Eastern Connecticut State University recently published a conceptual paper analyzing the behavior of "anti-vaxxers." Published in the journal "Behavior and Social Issues" by the Associa...
Aug 4, 2021, 4:22pm EDT
Eastern offers master's degree in Special Education
To prepare students for the evolving field of special education, Eastern Connecticut State University is offering a new Master of Science in Special Education. The program is an advanced degree for certified teachers, teacher candidates who have comple...
Jul 22, 2021, 11:42am EDT
Eastern receives National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant
Eastern Connecticut State University is one of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2021-22 Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant of $20,000 - the maximum NEA provides - will support a community reading p...
Jul 20, 2021, 4:32pm EDT