Recent News
Holmes Program at Eastern Develops Minority Teachers
In partnership with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), Eastern Connecticut State University is continuing its participation in the Holmes Program. This year, three elementary education graduate students--Alexis Sanchez ...
Feb 14, 2018, 2:54pm EST
Eastern Theatre Program Honored at Kennedy Center Theatre Festival
A number of creators and performers behind Eastern Connecticut State University's recent theatre productions were awarded at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 1. Held from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4 at Western Connecticut Stat...
Feb 8, 2018, 2:58pm EST
Weather Underground Co-Founder to Speak at Eastern
Jonathan Lerner, novelist, magazine editor and political activist from the 1960s, will speak at Eastern Connecticut State University this coming Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Theater. Lerner is a founding member of the Weather Under...
Feb 8, 2018, 11:07am EST
'Still/Live' on Display in Eastern Art Gallery through February
Ham slices on a kitchen counter. Plungers stuck to the wall. The flame of a candle that never truly extinguishes. These are just a few curiosities to be found in Eastern Connecticut State University's new art exhibit, "Still/Live," which is on display ...
Feb 6, 2018, 2:00pm EST
Eastern to Host 4 'University Hour' Events in February
Eastern Connecticut State University will host four University Hour events in February. University Hour is a series of cultural events that occurs every Wednesday in locations across campus. All events are from 3 to 4 p.m. and open to the public. Admis...
Feb 1, 2018, 2:23pm EST
Eastern Music Program to Host 4 February Concerts
The instrumental and vocal music ensembles at Eastern Connecticut State University will entertain guests with a series of four concerts in the month of February. Performed in the Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), Eastern's Musi...
Jan 31, 2018, 2:19pm EST
Eastern Makes List of Top Colleges in Connecticut
College Consensus, a unique new college review aggregator, has recognized Eastern Connecticut State University in its ranking of "Best Colleges in Connecticut for 2017-18." Eastern was ranked in the top 10 schools in Connecticut, and was one of only tw...
Jan 26, 2018, 9:35am EST
Record Number of Eastern Students Accepted to Present at National Conference
A record-breaking 41 Eastern Connecticut State University students from a variety of disciplines have been selected to represent Eastern at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), a competitive undergraduate research conference t...
Jan 25, 2018, 4:03pm EST
Constance Baker Motley Expert to Speak at Eastern
Gary Ford Jr., assistant professor of Africana Studies at Lehman College and author of the book "Constance Baker Motley, One Woman's Fight for Civil Rights and Equal Justice under Law," will speak on Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre at E...
Jan 24, 2018, 2:48pm EST
Eastern Professor Wins Scholars for the Dream Travel Award
Christine Garcia, assistant professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University, has won a 2018 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award given by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Garcia, who resides in Willimantic, CT...
Jan 24, 2018, 9:36am EST