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Eastern's Music Department announces fall concert schedule
The Department of Music at Eastern Connecticut State University has announced an exciting lineup of live music performances for the fall 2024 semester. Featuring a diverse range of shows, the season calendar promises to engage audiences with a variety ...
Oct 15, 2024, 4:26pm EDT
Eastern announces fall 2024 'University Hour' events
Eastern Connecticut State University will host six University Hour Events this fall semester. Held on Wednesdays at 3 p.m., the semester-long series of lectures and performances is free and open to the public. On Oct. 16 in the Student Center Theatre,...
Oct 11, 2024, 8:00am EDT
Multi-media performance remembers an American tragedy during election season
Eastern Connecticut State University will open its fall 2024 theatre season with "The Ocoee Project," a thought-provoking multi-media performance running Oct. 15-20 in the Fine Arts Instructional Center Proscenium Theater. Written by English Professor ...
Oct 9, 2024, 11:54am EDT
Eastern to host presentation on State's new Digital Equity Plan
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a presentation titled "Advancing Digital Equity in Connecticut" on Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre. The featured speaker will be Doug Casey, executive director of the Connecticut Commission...
Oct 8, 2024, 8:00am EDT
Eastern to host presentation by Author Susanna Ashton: 'A Plausible Man'
Eastern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation by Susanna Ashton, author of "A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom's Cabin." The event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 6 ...
Oct 7, 2024, 2:06pm EDT
Eastern to host 5th relationship violence awareness event in honor Alyssiah Wiley
Eastern Connecticut State University will host its fifth annual End Relationship Violence awareness event on Oct. 9 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. in honor of Alyssiah Wiley, an Eastern student who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2013. Among other activities,...
Oct 3, 2024, 11:24am EDT
Eastern to appear on Amazon Prime Video series 'The College Tour'
Eastern Connecticut State University will be featured on Amazon Prime's "The College Tour" next spring as one of the show's season 13 episodes. This Oct. 7-11, filming will take place on Eastern's campus, showcasing a diverse group of 10 students and a...
Oct 1, 2024, 2:29pm EDT
Eastern's 'Voting Matters' series kicks off Sept. 30 with political science expert panel
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a series of events throughout the month of October aimed at inspiring participation in the 2024 presidential election. Kicking off Sept. 30 with a panel of political science experts, the "Voting Matters" e...
Sep 25, 2024, 9:56am EDT
Eastern ranks among top 25 public universities in the North
Eastern Connecticut State University has once again performed well in the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges rankings, released on Sept. 24. In the 2025 report, Eastern ranks among the top 25 public universities in the North in three categories...
Sep 24, 2024, 9:33am EDT
Tuesday: Eastern to host Q&A with 'Poisoned' executive producer on Emmys eve
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a screening of the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary "Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food" on Sept. 24, followed by a Q&A with executive producer and Eastern alumnus Jeff Benedict '91. The event wil...
Sep 22, 2024, 8:00am EDT