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Eastern to host 4 Commencement Exercises for Classes of 2021 and 2020
Eastern Connecticut State University's 131st Annual Commencement Exercises will feature four on-ground graduation ceremonies on May 15 and May 16 to honor the classes of 2021 and 2020. The Class of 2021 will have two separate events on Saturday, May 15...
May 7, 2021, 12:14pm EDT

3 Eastern faculty receive Board of Regents Faculty Awards
Thomas Balcerski, associate professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University, was named the statewide recipient of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) System's 2020-21 faculty research award at the April 22 meeting of the...
May 5, 2021, 3:52pm EDT

Eastern's final theatre program of year explores CT tobacco industry in time of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Cultivating Dignity," its final show of the 2020-21 academic year, starting May 1. As with all of this year's theatre productions, the performance is a film adaptation available ...
Apr 28, 2021, 9:17am EDT
Eastern's 21st CREATE conference available online
Eastern Connecticut State University's 21st annual CREATE conference is being presented online for the second year in a row. CREATE stands for "Celebrating Research and Creative Activity at Eastern" and is the University's premier showcase of undergrad...
Apr 28, 2021, 8:57am EDT

Eastern DACA student shares stage with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Cardona
Eastern Connecticut State University junior Lizbeth Macias of Waukesha, WI, participated in a national panel on April 20 to discuss DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students and the DREAM Act. The panel was hosted by Miguel Cardona, U.S. S...
Apr 26, 2021, 3:20pm EDT

Dreamer student from Waukesha shares stage with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Cardona
Eastern Connecticut State University junior Lizbeth Macias of Waukesha, WI, participated in a national panel on April 20 to discuss DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students and the DREAM Act. The panel was hosted by Miguel Cardona, U.S. S...
Apr 26, 2021, 3:17pm EDT

Eastern to host 4 Commencement Exercises for Classes of 2021 and 2020
Eastern Connecticut State University's 131st Annual Commencement Exercises will feature four on-ground graduation ceremonies on May 15 and May 16 to honor the classes of 2021 and 2020. With pandemic safety protocols in mind, commencement exercises for ...
Apr 23, 2021, 8:11am EDT

2 Eastern graduating seniors receive Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards
Two graduating seniors from Eastern Connecticut State University are recipients of the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards this 2020-21 academic year. The award is the highest undergraduate distinction presented by the Connecticut State Universi...
Apr 8, 2021, 11:58am EDT

Minority Health Conference looks at COVID-19 and racial health disparities in Connecticut
In observance of National Minority Health Month, Eastern Connecticut State University will host a Minority Health Conference on April 5 and April 8 that examines COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color and racial/ethnic health disparities...
Apr 1, 2021, 3:54pm EDT

Minority Health Conference looks at COVID-19 and racial health disparities in Connecticut
In observance of National Minority Health Month, Eastern Connecticut State University will host a Minority Health Conference on April 5 and April 8 that examines COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color and racial/ethnic health disparities...
Apr 1, 2021, 11:06am EDT