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Eastern students and Amistad program educators Kemrodge Bell, Lindsay Weaver, Fritny Fontilus, Paul Gronendyke visit the replica ship, docked in Hartford.

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
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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
National Guard veteran and sophomore Katherine Platt

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
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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
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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
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Professor Oakley and Eastern EES alumni Jennifer Croteau and Madie Varney measuring changes at Napatree Point. Photo credit: Janice Sassi, Watch Hill Conservancy

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
A. Digital orthophotograph of the Napatree barrier showing the location of the transects used to measure shoreline change.     B. Distance from the onshore baseline for transects 15 – 60 for Napatree Point. Note the migration of the shoreline between 1939 and 1975 with little change in position between 1975 and 2014.

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
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Academic program aims to increase health care outcomes of Spanish-speaking residents

The percentage of the U.S. population who are of Hispanic heritage has grown over the past 50 years, and is now almost 19 percent according to the U.S. Census. At the same time, many Hispanic residents do not speak English - more than half of the 800,0...
Sep 3, 2021, 10:57am EDT
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"Tatlin's Tower" by Zahra Nazari

Art opening Sept. 9: '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...
Sep 2, 2021, 11:09am EDT
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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
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Students at Eastern Connecticut State University distinguish themselves through a wide range of achievements. They conduct impactful research, present at national conferences, and shine in theatrical productions and musical performances. They compete on championship athletic teams, contribute to more than 90 student organizations, and broaden their perspectives through internships, study abroad, and community engagement.

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