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Eastern to host first student film festival
Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Performing Arts will celebrate the creativity of its students at the first-ever Eastern Film Festival on Dec. 3 and 4. Films will be showcased both evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Instructiona...
Nov 18, 2021, 9:46am EST
Eastern honors active, past service members on Veterans Day
For the first time since 2019, Eastern Connecticut State University celebrated Veteran's Day with an on-ground, in-person ceremony on Nov. 11 in the Student Center Atrium. Following refreshments, SPC Willard Brin of the Connecticut National Guard, a ...
Nov 12, 2021, 4:28pm EST
2 acclaimed graphic memoirists to present in Eastern's 'Big Read' program
Eastern Connecticut State University will host two special presentations next week as part of its National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program. Thi Bui, author/illustrator of the "The Best We Could Do," will give a virtual presentation on Nov...
Nov 2, 2021, 4:08pm EDT
3 Eastern professors published in 2021 'Connecticut Literary Anthology'
Three English Professors at Eastern Connecticut State University - Raouf Mama, Chris Torockio and Daniel Donaghy - have been published in the new edition of the "Connecticut Literary Anthology." More than 400 authors submitted their work for the annual...
Oct 28, 2021, 9:47am EDT
Eastern and Willimantic police spearhead statewide police-social work initiative
What started as a pilot internship last year with two Eastern Connecticut State University students has evolved into a statewide collaboration that may well serve as a national model for the emerging field of police social work. The Social Work and Law...
Oct 27, 2021, 12:41pm EDT
Eastern professor co-authors 2 books on inequality and implicit bias in education
Theresa Bouley, professor of education at Eastern Connecticut State University, recently co-authored two books on the socioeconomics of education. Titled "The Economic and Opportunity Gap: How Poverty Impacts the Lives of Students" and "Implicit Bias: ...
Oct 26, 2021, 9:35am EDT
'Shackathon' exposes Eastern students to substandard housing
Ten Eastern Connecticut State University students slept on the lawn outside of Webb Hall in makeshift boxes for the annual Shackathon fundraiser on Oct. 19-20. Hosted by Eastern's Habitat for Humanity club, Shackathon aims to bring awareness to the iss...
Oct 21, 2021, 12:30pm EDT
Eastern's 'Big Read' program kicks off with 'The Artist as Witness'
Eastern Connecticut State University will kick off it's National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program with the exhibition "The Artist as Witness" from Oct. 18 - Feb. 01, 2022, in the Art Gallery. The exhibition features works by master artists...
Oct 12, 2021, 4:29pm EDT
Eastern harvests first hemp crop
Eastern Connecticut State University harvested its first hemp crop on Oct. 8, as students and faculty from the Biology Department trimmed the buds off 25 cannabis plants in the University's greenhouse. The occasion was a milestone for Eastern's new aca...
Oct 8, 2021, 5:07pm EDT
Students beautify Windham during Day of Caring
Eastern Connecticut State University's Center for Community Engagement held its annual Day of Caring special event on Oct. 2. In collaboration with the University of Connecticut (UConn) and sponsored by United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticu...
Oct 7, 2021, 1:56pm EDT