Articles, opinions and blog Posts

7 Dec 2021. The Day. State Legislators Question Community College Process by Sten Spinella

5 Nov 2021. Channel 8 news coverage: NVCC faculty, staff speak out against CSCU consolidation plans (wtnh.com)

4 Nov 2021. Fairfield Citizen Online. NVCC Faculty, Staff Boycotting Visit from CSCU President by Liz Hardaway

26 Feb 2021. newstimes. A Crass Decision to Renegotiate the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities by Brian Stevens

16 Feb 2021. CTMirror. CT Tax Policy Must Adjust to Preserve Higher Education by Colena Sesanker

12 Feb 2021. CTPost. Merger Plan NOT the Best Course for Community Colleges by Seth Freeman. Signed by 201 Community College Educators + 5 members of the CCRC in response to Merger Plan the Best Course for Community Colleges by Jane Gates

9 Feb 2021. CTExaminer. CSCU Administrative Budgets Out of Sync with Education Priorities, Legislators Warn by Emilia Otte

21 Jan 2021. CTMirror. Connecticut's $100 million College Shell Game by 15 CSCU educators

29 Dec 2020. CTMirror. Lamont Abandons His Party In Push Against University Unions by Brendan Cunningham

22 Dec 2020. CTMirror. The 737 Max and CSCU Board of Regents: biases at the top can lead to disasters for the organization by Bob Emiliani

18 Dec 2020. New Haven Independent. State Profs Slam Draft Contract by Laura Glesby

15 Dec 2020. Inside higher Ed. Negotiations Go Astray on Connecticut by Colleen Flaherty

25 Nov 2020. CTMirror. The COVID-19 Pandemic is Exposing Structural Inequalities in American Education by Patrick Sullivan and Howard Tinberg

18 Nov 2020. CTMirror. Austerity Measures Will Hurt Connecticut's State Universities by Louise Blakeney Williams.

16 Nov 2020. CTMirror. There is too Much State Borrowing to Benefit Private Colleges and Schools by Brendan Cunningham

22 Oct 2020. CTMirror. Ojakian and the Board of Regents: The wrong answer to the budget crisis, and a lot of nerve by 31 community College Faculty Members

21 Oct 2020. CTMirror. The Board of Regents — penny wise, pound foolish, and increasingly unjust by Christopher Trombly

7 Oct 2020. CTMirror. False narrative, misappropriation used to justify ‘Career Success’ course for community college by Eleven Community College Educators

3 Sep 2020. CTMirror. Lamont’s first assignment of the school year is to find the right leader for CSCU by Kevin Rennie

23 June 2020. CTMirror. Connecticut State Community College: Dumbing Down Diversity in the Name of College Success by Eleven Community College Educators

26 May 2020. CTMirror. The New Community College Organizational Chart is Built Upside Down by Jon Brammer

20 Feb 2020. Academe Blog. posted: Good Faith and Community College Consolidation

31 Jan 2020. CTMirror. "Good Faith" and Community College Consolidation by 36 Community College Supporters

13 Jan 2020. Journal Inquirer. Officials: College Aid Not At Risk by Will Healey

19 Dec 2019. CTMirror. Faculty, Staff Crowd Regents Meeting to Oppose College Merger Plan by Kathleen Megan

12 Dec 2019. Fox61. Community College Unions Issue a Joint Statement Opposing Regents' Consolidation Plan by Bill Flood

11 Dec 2019. Press Release: All 5 CSCU Unions Issue a Statement of Unity Opposing Consolidation Efforts

15 Nov 2019. CT Mirror. CSCU President Uses Low Graduation Rates to Make Case for Consolidation by Kathleen Megan

7 Nov 2019. CT Mirror. Understanding CT's Community College Graduation Rates by Estela Lopez

2 Nov 2019. thehour.com. A Plan for Vulnerable Students at Community Colleges by Mark Ojakian

30 Sept 2019. The Middletown Press. State Community Colleges Cut Personnel by Liz Teitz

12 Sept 2019. Journal Inquirer. Group Opposed to Community College Merger Send Letter To Accrediting Body by Will Healy.

1 Sept 2019. Westfair Online. CSCU college consolidation plan still facing plenty of opposition. by Kevin Zimmerman.

2 August 2019. CT Mirror. Reading the Tea Leaves on Accreditors' View of Plan to Merge Community Colleges by Kathleen Megan

1 August 2019. CT Mirror. Compliance with Accreditation Standards Not Optional: Ojakian Heads in Wrong Direction in Response to NECHE 'Roadmap'. by Mary Anne Cox, Assistant Chancellor, retired, for The Community College Round Table. Partial member list: Dr. Cathryn Addy, Dr. Jonathan Daube, Dr. Booker DeVaughn, President Dianne Williams, Dr. Grace Jones, Chancellor Emeritus Andrew C. McKirdy, Florence Sheils, former member Board of Trustees.

24 May 2019. CT Mirror. A Community College Consolidation 'to-do' list by Ralph Nader

29 April 2019. CT Mirror. Where is Gov. Lamont on Community College Consolidation? He's weighed in on everything from marijuana to tolls, so why not this? by Charlene LaVoie

29 April 2019. Journal Inquirer. Community college overlap? Some believe new regional presidents are redundant by Will Healy

24 April 2019. CT Mirror. Where Have All The Women College Presidents Gone? Of Eight Former College Presidents There Are Only Two Left. by Estela Lopez and Dianne Williams

18 April 2019. CT Mirror. The Purpose of CSCU's 'Students First': Saving Money. Let's not pretend this initiative will improve things for students by Romy Stewart

17 April 2019. Inside Higher Ed. Connecticut Moves to Consolidate Community Colleges Amid Faculty Opposition by Ashley Smith

10 April 2019. CSCU Must be More Transparent about Students First Plan by Terrance Delaney

3 April 2019. One student’s opinion: College consolidation won’t help by Jeffrey Davis

...and response from Leigh Appleby 4 April 2019. CT Mirror. His Impression of CSCU ‘Students First’ Impact is Wrong.

1 April 2019. The Journal Enquirer. Professor Files Union Grievance Claiming Retaliation by Will Healy.

28 March 2019. The Journal Inquirer. College Proposal Called a Very Big Deal by Will Healy

10 March 2019. CT Mirror. Tough Sailing in a State With Big Debts by Paul Stern

9 March 2019. CT Post. Radical CT College Consolidation Plan Draws Dozens of Protestors by Kathleen Megan

1 March 2019. CT Mirror. College Consolidation Is Bad for Students, Connecticut and You. by Stephen Adair, Lois Aime, Charlene Lavoie, Patrick Sullivan, Colena Sesanker, and Matt Warshauer

15 Nov 2018. A Fresh Start: Rethinking the Future of Connecticut’s Community Colleges by Patrick Sullivan

4 June 2018. What the Regents know that Just Ain't So by the Connecticut Community College Roundtable: Robert Miller, President Emeritus Quinebaug Valley Community College; Dianne Williams, President Emerita, Quinebaug Valley Community College; Jonathan Daube, President Emeritus, Manchester Community College; Grace S. Jones, President Emerita, Three Rivers Community College; Booker DeVaughn, President Emeritus, Northwestern Connecticut Community College; Barbara Douglass, President Emerita, Northwestern Connecticut Community College

10 May 2018. Group calls out CSCU Board of Regents over ‘Fiascos’ by Rob Polansky

27 April 2018. Hartford Courant. Regents, Ojakian Fail, Time to Start Over by Richard Judd, John A Doyle & Matthew Warshauer

24 April 2018. CTMirror. Accrediting Body Rejects Community College Consolidation by Jaqueline Rabe Thomas

17 July 2017. Dismantling access to Connecticut’s higher education by Estela Lopez