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In late September 2024, the Connecticut Office of Higher Education denied the college's application to renew its authorization to operate in the state and begin its fall semester. The state agency cited 8 standards that the college was failing to meet and gave the college 10 days to appeal the denial or submit a plan to close.
The remainder of the state's public institutions constitute the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, comprising four state universities, twelve community colleges, and an online school, Charter Oak State College. [2] Connecticut is also the home of one of the five federally-run service academies, the United States Coast Guard Academy.
The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences is a learned society founded in 1799 in New Haven, Connecticut "to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest and happiness of a free and virtuous people." Its purpose is the dissemination of scholarly information. In the 2021–2022 academic year, the CAAS had 266 members.
The State Troubadour functions as an ambassador of music and song and promotes cultural literacy among Connecticut citizens. [1] It began as an annual position, in 1999 was changed to a two-year appointment, [ 2 ] and in 2018 was changed to a three-year appointment; [ 3 ] as of 2005 [update] it carries a $ 5,000 total stipend.
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts (formerly known as Bushnell Memorial Hall or simply The Bushnell / ˈ b ʊ ʃ n əl /) is a performing arts venue at 166 Capitol Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Managed by a non-profit organization, it is marketed as Connecticut's premier presenter of the performing arts.
Connecticut College (Conn) is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College , it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's college , a response to Wesleyan University having closed its doors to female students in 1909.
The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. It is currently operated as a non-profit organization by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA).
ArtsEmerson is a non-profit, professional theater and film presenting and producing organization in Boston, Massachusetts.Based on an idea from Emerson College President Jackie Liebergott and founded in 2010 by theatrical producer Robert Orchard, ArtsEmerson is housed as part of the Office for the Arts at Emerson College's Boston campus.