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Eastern Art Gallery presents feminist exhibition 'HEROINE-ITY'
The work of several audacious female artists is on display at Eastern Connecticut State University's Art Gallery until March 5 in an exhibition titled "HEROINE-ITY." The gallery's first showcase of 2021 brings together a group of forerunning feminist a...
Feb 3, 2021, 9:24am EST
Eastern professor publishes book on history of U.S. and Middle East
Caitlin Carenen, professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University and assistant History Department chair, has published a new textbook titled "An Introductory History of the United States in the Middle East." Publisher Cognella Publishe...
Jan 27, 2021, 11:54am EST
National Science Foundation awards $650,000 to Eastern for Success Scholars program
Eastern Connecticut State University has been awarded a $649,957 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement a scholarship program for lower-income students in pursuit of science-related careers. Titled "Beyond the Curriculum: A Learn...
Jan 22, 2021, 2:30pm EST
Eastern professor authors book on Six Sigma organizational method
Fatma Pakdil of Mansfield, professor of management at Eastern Connecticut State University, has published a new book titled "Six Sigma for Students: A Problem-Solving Methodology." Pakdil specializes in organization theory, healthcare organizations,...
Jan 19, 2021, 2:06pm EST
ECSU Foundation awards more than $500K in 2020-21
The ECSU Foundation, Inc., Eastern Connecticut State University's philanthropic arm, has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships to more than 450 students in the 2020-21 academic year. Created and sustained by the generous donations of alumni and fr...
Jan 8, 2021, 10:04am EST
Ramsey native emerges as national media expert on presidential politics
Ramsey-native Tom Balcerski, a history professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, has become a frequent contributor in the national conversation on presidential politics this election season. A presidential historian, his expertise and opinion ...
Jan 7, 2021, 10:24am EST
Eastern's Balcerski emerges as media expert on presidential politics
Eastern Connecticut State University History Professor Tom Balcerski has become a frequent contributor in the national conversation on presidential politics this election season. A presidential historian, his expertise and opinion has been highly sough...
Jan 6, 2021, 11:12am EST
College students ponder WooSox relocation, win second place in problem-solving COVID-19 competition
A team of three sport and leisure management students at Eastern Connecticut State University won second place among 40 competitors at this fall's Pioneer Institute Nichols College Case Competition, which challenged students to develop solutions on how...
Jan 4, 2021, 4:16pm EST
Eastern professor from Mansfield presents on the science of dissemination and implementation
Megan Stanton of Mansfield, assistant professor of social work at Eastern Connecticut State University and an expert on the science of dissemination and implementation, says there is a notorious lag between the development of evidence-based medical pra...
Jan 4, 2021, 4:07pm EST
Eastern's early childhood education center fills 'virtual' void for teacher prep programs
The Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE) at Eastern Connecticut State University has emerged as an invaluable resource for the early childhood education field during the COVID-19 pandemic. As teacher preparation programs have shifted online, ins...
Dec 22, 2020, 2:51pm EST