News & Events

Eversource’s Hopkins-Staten to be Commencement Speaker; Braxton Receives Honorary Degree

�� marks its 81st Commencement Exercises for 101 graduates on Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. on the �� Green. Theresa Hopkins-Staten, president of Eversource Energy Foundation and vice president of corporate citizenship and equity at Eversource, will deliver the keynote address. Lonnie Braxton II, retired senior assistant state’s attorney for the State of Connecticut, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws.

�� Partners with New Haven Promise

�� is launching a scholarship in partnership with New Haven Promise, a scholarship and support program, making four years of college more affordable for soon-to-be high school graduates living in New Haven.

��’s ‘Understanding Neurodiversity’ Course Expands Perspectives

With the terms ‘neurodiversity’ and ‘neurodivergence’ gaining prominence in conversations today, Dr. Nancy Parent’s Introduction to Neurodiversity course offers a comprehensive overview of the concepts to her students.

�� Receives Autism Community Impact Grant

The STAIRs Program (Skills Training, Advancement, and Individual Readiness) at �� recently received the Autism Community Impact Grant from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism.

2nd Annual ‘Letting OUR Voices Be Heard’ Celebrates Black Culture

�� invites the community to attend the 2nd Annual Letting OUR Voices Be Heard, a free event celebrating Black heritage, and culture, on Sunday, February 23, 1:00–5:00pm in the Clarke Center at ��.

Nursing Program Welcomes Inaugural Director

�� recently welcomed Dr. Martha Kershaw as the inaugural director of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. The first cohort of nursing students will begin in Fall 2025.

Fall 2024 Academic Honors Recipients

Congratulations to the following �� students named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List (3.50+ GPA) or Commendable Scholar List (3.0-3.49 GPA).

Radio �� Earns College Radio Award

Radio �� recently won the Spirit of College Radio Awards 2024, ranked #5 best college radio station globally by organizers of World College Radio Day. One of 10 winners out of hundreds of stations that participated in the outreach event of the College Radio Foundation, they were chosen as embodying “the passion and mission of college radio.”

Nursing Program Added for Fall 2025

To address a critical shortfall of nurses in today’s healthcare system, including in our home state of Connecticut, �� has added a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program to our roster of career-focused majors, providing exciting new opportunities for those considering work in a health-related field.