Did you know: food insecurity is one of the biggest non-academic barriers to Connecticut college student success? According to 2023 data, 52% of CSCU students could not afford to eat balanced meals and 39% had to reduce the size of their meals because they did not have enough money to purchase more food. We spoke with CSCU Chancellor Terrence Cheng about providing affordable food options on the 17 campuses under the CSCU umbrella. We also talked about the recently approved, new Transfer Credit Alignment Policy. 

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There are a lot of bird lovers in Connecticut and today, we learned about the latest bird success story. Purple Martins are thriving this summer at 5 Connecticut Audubon locations; approximately 140 pairs are raising as many as 500 hatchlings! Tom Anderson, Director of Communications at CT Audubon, says it’s been an unusually great year for hatchling numbers. We found out why.

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The Attorney Tom Ganim Melissa In The Morning Diner Tour returned after a short break for the Fourth of July Holiday and what better place to stop than The Plaza Diner in Shelton! Among the guests that stopped by include the co-owner of Wiffle Ball Inc. Dave Mullany, State Senator Kevin kelly, Mayor Mark Lauretti and Carla Sullivan, the the Managing Driector of the Center Stage Theatre.

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