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Latina accomplishments: Eastern's Sierra Colon and Christine Garcia
Sierra Colon, an admissions counselor at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been named one of 16 people nationwide in the inaugural Coalition Ambassador program of the Coalition for College. Christine Garcia, a faculty member in the English Depa...
Sep 22, 2021, 2:15pm EDT
San Angelo native featured in 'Latina Leadership' book
Christine Garcia, a faculty member in Eastern Connecticut State University's English Department, is a contributing author in the book "Latina Leadership: Language and Literacy Education across Communities." The book features stories of activism, oppres...
Sep 22, 2021, 12:28pm EDT
3 Eastern faculty authors publish new books
Three faculty members from Eastern Connecticut State University have recently published academic books spanning philosophy, Caribbean economics and the musicality of film. Political science professor Christopher Vasillopulos is the author of "Aristotle...
Sep 22, 2021, 11:37am EDT
Eastern students teach of the Amistad's journey to freedom
Eight students from Eastern Connecticut State University are working with Discovering Amistad this September and October, teaching Hartford-area middle and high school students about the famed revolt of the Amistad. For the "Amistad Journey to Freedom"...
Sep 21, 2021, 3:25pm EDT
Enfield's Katherine Platt explains why Eastern is a top college for veternans
Eastern Connecticut State University was recognized as one of the best colleges for veterans in the U.S. News & World Report's 2022 rankings, released Sept. 13. While Eastern is the 36th ranked institution overall in the North's "Regional Universities"...
Sep 17, 2021, 11:55am EDT
Eastern ranks high in 'Best Colleges for Veterans'
Eastern Connecticut State University was recognized as one of the best colleges for veterans in the U.S. News & World Report's 2022 rankings, released Sept. 13. While Eastern is the 36th ranked institution overall in the North's "Regional Universities"...
Sep 17, 2021, 10:15am EDT
U.S. News & World Report ranks Eastern as top public regional university in New England for the third year in a row
For the third year in a row, Eastern Connecticut State University was ranked as the top public regional university in New England by U.S. News & World Report in its annual report of the best universities in America. Within the North Region spanning fro...
Sep 13, 2021, 2:42pm EDT
Eastern remembers Sept. 11, 2001, on 20-year anniversary
More than 100 members of the Eastern Connecticut State University community gathered on Friday, Sept. 10, in remembrance of the terrorist attacks that occurred 20 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. Students, faculty and staff congregated at the University's ...
Sep 10, 2021, 4:12pm EDT
New research: Storms, not sea level, drive shoreline change
New research by coastal geologist Bryan Oakley, a professor in the Environmental Earth Science Department at Eastern Connecticut State University, reveals that storminess is a greater driver of shoreline change than sea-level rise. His findings publish...
Sep 7, 2021, 12:02pm EDT
New research: Storms, not sea level, drive shoreline change
New research by coastal geologist Bryan Oakley, a professor in the Environmental Earth Science Department at Eastern Connecticut State University, reveals that storminess is a greater driver of shoreline change than sea-level rise. His findings publish...
Sep 7, 2021, 10:36am EDT