Keeping the subminimum wage in place restricts service workers from experiencing the real wage growth many Connecticut workers are seeing, and continues to perpetuate wage inequities across gender, race and ethnicity. It’s time for a change.

The Center for Children’s Advocacy strongly supports legislation Prohibiting the Consideration of School Disciplinary History During the Admissions Process at an Institution of Higher Education, to ensure that all of Connecticut’s students can have a clear pathway to higher education, free from unnecessary barriers embedded in the application process.

Roya Rahmani, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States was featured at the University of Saint Joseph on International Women’s Day in a program sponsored by the university’s Women’s Leadership Center and the World Affiars Council of Connecticut. Local high school students who immigrated from Afghanistan powerfully introduced her that evening.

For years now, behavioral health providers have been telling policymakers that the public and private insurance reimbursement rates for their services have not kept pace with inflation or the full cost of providing high-quality care. That reality is taking it’s toll on children and families.

In today's digitally driven society, social media plays an outsized role in the lives of individuals, especially among the younger generation. it’s become clear that we need a federal framework that streamlines parental safety measures in a straightforward and comprehensive way.

The Connecticut Department of Labor Report on the Application of Military Training or Experience for Service Members was submitted this month to the State Legislature, which opens its 2024 legislative session in February.

CT Humanities has been an essential cultural leader in Connecticut through our vision, partnership, funding and convening.  We connect people and ideas throughout the state, encouraging curiosity, understanding, and critical thinking.

Like nearly every other state in the country, Connecticut is facing two urgent challenges that are resulting in long waitlists and delays in care: Increasing behavioral health needs among the state’s children, and A workforce shortage among those who serve children with behavioral health needs.

Having completed my associate degree, I sat on my bed gazing at my diploma, which bore my name and degree in elegant script. Little did I know that my journey to a four-year university was about to commence.