Adria Watson

The mandate includes employees at UConn Health and at the university’s five campuses, including its main campus in Storrs.

Tuition and fees at Connecticut’s four state universities will increase by an average of $291 per semester in the fall.

The mask mandate at all 17 CSCU campuses will switch to “mask-optional” everywhere, including classrooms, starting April 4.

For the community colleges, services and extension fees will also remain at the 2020-21 levels.

After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities appointed Terrence Cheng to serve as the system’s new president.

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, many K-12 students — especially those who were learning remotely — struggled with absenteeism and disengagement from school. But now the state has launched a $10.7 million program to help bring them back.

The UConn board of trustees appointed UConn Health CEO Andrew Agwunobi as interim president, the first person of color to hold the post.

The CSCU board of regents approved program to help community college students complete courses necessary to their progress.

A Superior court judge sided with Gov. Ned Lamont in the legal battle over the constitutionality of his mask requirement for school children.

Despite the recent rise of the COVID delta variant in CT, the plan remains to bring students back into classrooms full-time in the fall.