Saturday, March 2, 2024

CT higher education advocates continue to sound the alarm over proposed state budget cuts - Michayla Savitt, CT Public Radio

Cutting higher education funding in Connecticut would be devastating to students and faculty, advocates say. They’re sounding the alarm over proposed state budget cuts. Scores of students, professors and union leaders spoke for nearly seven hours at a public hearing Tuesday night. Hundreds of people submitted testimony ahead of the hearing. Public colleges and universities in Connecticut are facing significant budget cuts due to federal emergency pandemic funds that are set to disappear.