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.
8 July 2019. CT Mirror. What Do These CSCU 'no confidence' votes mean? by Stephen Adair- Central Connecticut State University, Lois Aime- Norwalk Community College, John Christie- Capital Community College, Francis M. Coan- Tunxis Community College, Anne E. Dawson- Eastern Connecticut State University, Lauren Doninger- Gateway Community College, Diba Khan-Bureau- Three Rivers Community College, Charlene LaVoie- Community Lawyer, Ronald Picard- Naugatuck Valley Community College, Minati Roychoudhuri- Capital Community College, Teresa M. Russo- Gateway Community College, Colena Sesanker- Gateway Community College, Patrick Sullivan- Manchester Community College, Kathy Taylor- Naugatuck Valley Community College, Stephen Monroe Tomczak- Southern Connecticut State University, Lisa Van Dermark- Asnuntuck Community College
24 May 2019. CT Mirror. A Community College Consolidation 'to-do' list by Ralph Nader
15 May 2019. CT Mirror. Faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in CSCU leaders and their college consolidation plan by Kathleen Megan
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
25 April 2019. CT Mirror. A Crisis in Confidence: Latest CSCU spending doesn't sound like leadership. It sounds like disaster by 22 Community College Supporters
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
22 April 2019. CT Post. Nader Urges Connecticut Governor to Reject Community College Consolidation by Linda Conner Lambeck
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. CT Mirror. Splashing In The Kiddie Pool of College Consolidation- The CSCU Students First Plan Will Not Improve Student Success or Save Money by Richard Judd, John Doyle and Matt Warshauer
17 April 2019. Inside Higher Ed. Connecticut Moves to Consolidate Community Colleges Amid Faculty Opposition by Ashley Smith
12 April 2019. CT Mirror. Stop The CSCU Crapshoot. Community College Roundtable partial list: Mary Anne Cox, Assistant Chancellor, Connecticut Community Colleges, retired; Jonathan Daube, President Emeritus, Manchester Community College; Grace S. Jones, President Emerita, Three Rivers Community College; William McGurk, Board of Regents member, retired; Andrew C. McKirdy, Chancellor Emeritus, Connecticut Community Colleges; Florence Sheils, Board of Trustees, Connecticut Community Colleges, retired; Dianne Williams, President Emerita, Quinebaug Valley Community College.
10 April 2019. CSCU Must be More Transparent about Students First Plan by Terrance Delaney
9 April 2019. Remaking the University. The Crisis of Higher Ed Realpolitik: A Visit to Connecticut. Christopher Newfield.
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.
2 April 2019 Troubling numbers: The Cost Of ‘Saving’ by Stephen Adair, Lois Aime, Charlene Lavoie, Patrick Sullivan, Colena Sesanker, and Matt Warshauer
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
19 March 2019. CT Mirror. Ending Community College as We know it? by C.Kevin Synnott.
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
7 March 2019. CT College Consolidation Strategy a ‘Massive Gamble’ 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
19 February 2019. CT Mirror. Fact Checking the CSCU Reorganization. by Michael Gargano Jr.
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. Ojakian: Merger Decision Hurts CSCU Students by Mark E. Ojakian
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
20 February 2018. Put students first: Close the CSCU system, disband the Board of Regents by Paul A. Karpuk
17 July 2017. Dismantling access to Connecticut’s higher education by Estela Lopez