New Haven Independent

Higher Ed | May 27, 2009

Sub Mechanic Graduates As Registered Nurse

by Allan Appel | May 27, 2009 2:39 PM | Permalink

A meeting at a U.S. Navy reunion with a fellow submarine mechanic nearly a decade ago convinced a 48-year old grandfather named Forrest Gross to pursue a career in medicine.

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Higher Ed | May 25, 2009

Yale Makes It Up To Hillary

by Paul Bass | May 25, 2009 10:58 AM | Permalink

A year after her alma mater dissed her on the presidential campaign trail, Yale opened its arms to Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday by awarding her an honorary degree.

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Higher Ed | May 4, 2009

GI Bill Poses Opportunities, Challenges

by Melinda Tuhus | May 4, 2009 7:55 AM | Permalink

Veteran Mike Bonaldo (pictured) wanted to find out if he's eligible for payments under a new GI bill for those who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan since September 11, 2001. What he got was a 90-minute explanation that led U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro to declare, "I'd be less than honest if I didn't say that this is confusing at best."

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Higher Ed | May 1, 2009

Gateway Advances

by Leonard J. Honeyman | May 1, 2009 2:50 PM | Permalink

Construction of the $198 million Gateway Community College in downtown New Haven moved one step closer Friday as the state official took possession of the former Malley's and Macy's sites for $1.

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Higher Ed | April 24, 2009

Coalition Sprouts from Tree "Massacre"

by Allan Appel | April 24, 2009 5:17 PM | Permalink

In the wake of a recent chop-down of beloved trees, St. Ronan-Edgehill neighbors and activists called for new city laws to protect their arboreal friends in the future.

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Higher Ed | April 13, 2009

Yale Workers Set to Ratify Historic Contract

by Melissa Bailey | April 13, 2009 7:30 AM | Permalink

In nearly 30 years at Yale, Ken Jones has stuck it out through five strikes. He plans to avoid another one by voting "yes" Tuesday on a new contract -- nine months before the current one expires.

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Higher Ed | March 25, 2009

Thomas Fleming Holds A Chunk of Antarctica at SCSU

by Abram Katz | March 25, 2009 10:44 AM | Permalink

Ordinary-looking rocks that extruded through Antarctica about 180 million years ago may help scientists and students at Southern Connecticut State University explain changes in climate and biodiversity over Earth's history.

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Higher Ed | March 23, 2009

Koh's Headed Back To Washington

by Staff | March 23, 2009 4:25 PM | Permalink

As expected, Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh is being nominated to a post with the Obama Administration.

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Higher Ed | February 24, 2009

Deeper Cuts Seen At Yale

by Paul Bass | February 24, 2009 12:40 PM | Permalink

Amid "mounting evidence" or a "prolonged recession," Yale President Rick Levin announced Monday that the university is planning deeper cuts.

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Higher Ed | February 19, 2009

Fair Haven Students Tour Fordham

by Staff | February 19, 2009 3:09 PM | Permalink

Members of Saint Rose of Lima Education Taskforce Visit Fordham University Tuesday. Father Jim Manship sent in these videos and this write-up:

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Higher Ed | January 30, 2009

Venus, Up Close

by Abram Katz | January 30, 2009 8:07 AM | Permalink

As the moon flirted with Venus in the western sky Thursday night, Yale officially opened its $1.4 million state-of-the-art Leitner planetarium, which joins a 16-inch telescope in a new complex off Prospect Street.

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Higher Ed | December 19, 2008

Levin: We'll Help City Weather Recession

by Paul Bass | December 19, 2008 12:38 PM | Permalink

Yale won't be traveling to Italy this time to lure stone-cutters to New Haven. But Rick Levin does see the university playing a central role again in helping the city survive the hardest economic times since the Great Depression.

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Higher Ed | December 18, 2008

Casey Opens The Higher Ed Gateway

by Paul Bass | December 18, 2008 4:04 PM | Permalink

Community college students struggling to balance tough personal finances with the pursuit of higher education got a boost Thursday.

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Higher Ed | December 17, 2008

Yale Nursing School Gets A Permanent Home

by Melissa Bailey | December 17, 2008 2:57 PM | Permalink

In a $34 million land deal, Yale University has bought a permanent home for its School of Nursing.

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Higher Ed | December 16, 2008

Yale Endowment Drops 25%

by Staff | December 16, 2008 4:53 PM | Permalink

Yale's endowment dropped about 25 percent to $17 billion since July, returning to where it stood in January 2006 before a period of dramatic growth, Yale President Rick Levin announced Tuesday.

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Higher Ed | November 6, 2008

Gateway, UB Smooth Students' Paths

by Allan Appel | November 6, 2008 9:58 AM | Permalink

On the morning after the election, hope was very much in the air for young people at Gateway Community College. It took, among other manifestations, the form of a more seamless transfer process to receive a four-year degree, and lots of generous new scholarship money.

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Higher Ed | October 20, 2008

A New Gateway at Gateway

by Allan Appel | October 20, 2008 5:30 PM | Permalink

Young entrepreneurs-in-the-making like Gateway Community College's Faiza Malik well might find entre to far-flung international markets close to home thanks to some help announced Monday from the U.S. Commerce Department.

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Higher Ed | July 8, 2008

He Saw The Job Of The Future

by Melinda Tuhus | July 8, 2008 8:27 AM | Permalink

Kyle Jones knows an opportunity when he sees it -- so he's training for a health care career that's in great demand, and his employer's paying the tab.

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Higher Ed | May 14, 2008

He Never Melted. Will SCSU Drivers?

by Melinda Tuhus | May 14, 2008 8:08 AM | Permalink

Carl Goldfield had a question: In a world of $4 a gallon gasoline, global warming, and an obesity epidemic, should any institution be building three new parking lots so people can "roll out of their cars into their offices" or classrooms?

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Higher Ed | April 22, 2008

This Time, She Was The Emergency Patient

by Melinda Tuhus | April 22, 2008 8:31 AM | Permalink

She was a medical student who planned to specialize in emergency medicine. She was hit by a car -- and had emergency surgery in the very hospital where she'd been caring for others the day before.

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