Protesters called on Yale and New Haven Police to leave them alone to protest peacefully — without fear of arrest. More than 50 people have been arrested during protests in the city over the last two weeks.
New England needs more housing — especially affordable housing. But what happens when the land picked for that housing is also valuable in the fight to slow climate change?
The exhibit, which is free to all visitors and hosted by Yale University at the New Haven Museum, explores how slavery and resistance to it have shaped both Yale and New Haven.
A previously contaminated forest — at the site of the former Remington Arms factory between Bridgeport and Stratford, which has been closed for decades — could open to the public by 2025. Environmental advocates are pushing for the space to open as a protected forest for the benefit of the community.
Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysieiwcz said the campaign will encourage state agencies to collaborate on wraparound solutions to loneliness, raise awareness about existing programs and work with municipalities to bolster local social community organizations.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal affirmative action last summer, legislators on Connecticut’s higher education committee are gearing up to ban the practice of legacy preference.
Three protesters, including two Gateway Community College students, were detained after advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza during a campus visit from Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su on Thursday.
Students in Connecticut have faced insults, threats, and even violence as reported cases of Islamophobia and antisemitism rise on campus. But experts posit that some threats come from far outside of the communities being targeted. And they encourage students to use that perspective to open dialogue with one another, despite their differences.
As presidents of major universities in the country come under fire for inadequate responses to hate speech on campus, students question where free speech ends and unprotected speech begins. Experts define hate speech, threats, and more.
Students are confused, anxious, and hurt. It hasn't always been clear how they should be interacting with their college administration when using their free speech and expression.