CSU-AAUP and its coalition allies held a press conference ahead of the Appropriations Committee hearing on higher education on Feb. 20. At least 200 members, allies and students gathered at the Capitol to testify and support others.
CSU-AAUP and the 4Cs held a joint press conference on Feb. 5, at the State Capitol to call for emergency funding for the CSCU System during the 2024 legislative session. We are asking for $160 million, which would allow the system to roll back cuts to services and tuition hikes. Read the coverage below.
Students from the universities and community colleges spoke out against tuition hikes at the Dec. 14 BOR meeting. However, the board still chose to pass a 5% increase of tuition and fees across the system.
CSU-AAUP members have either submitted testimony or testified on the following bills and issues this session. Some of these focused explicitly on our system, while others were issues that were part of the Equity Agenda of the Recovery for All (R4A) coalition, or they were important to the CT AFL-CIO.