University of Hartford

On Tuesday, dozens of public high school students in Hartford were surprised with college acceptance to the University of Hartford and a $20,000 scholarship over the next four years for college. “i just love the constant reminder that hard work does pay off,” Jose Laboy, a high school senior, said  “I was like, wow!” Ariana Whitely added.  She said...

Multiple University of Hartford students are displaced after a car crashed into an apartment on campus Friday night, fire officials said. The fire department said they were called to 200 Bloomfield Ave. for a reported crash at 8:30 p.m. Responding crews saw that a car had crashed into a 3-story building. The building structure was compromised, according to authorities. School…

Starting college comes with plenty of butterflies and its own set of challenges. Imagine, on top of that, dealing with a debilitating disease. That was the situation for one freshman at the University of Hartford until a partnership between the school and a Connecticut health care system got her back on track. “I did cheerleading for 10 years, I’ve done…

The University of Hartford will teach dozens of students how to save a life in an emergency situation. It’s part of hands-on learning provided by Stop the Bleed.

Students at the University of Hartford are putting the final touches on preparations for this weekend’s annular eclipse. Most of the country will experience a partial eclipse. Over 80 schools from across the country, including the University of Hartford and Tunxis Community College, will deploy to different spots along the path of the maximum eclipse. They’re a part of...

Students with the University of Hartford are preparing to analyze the annular eclipse this weekend in New Mexico.

Advocates are celebrating the latest federal gun laws, but also reflecting on the tragedies that sparked change.

There was a significant turnout on the University of Hartford campus Friday to discuss gun violence legislation in our country.

President Biden gave the keynote address at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford Friday.

Ahead of the president’s visit to Connecticut for a summit on gun safety, we hear from a criminal justice professor at the University of New Haven about how the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will impact Connecticut.

The University of Hartford is gearing up to host the National Safe Communities Summit on Friday.

The University of Hartford is gearing up to host the National Safe Communities Summit on Friday.  “I think we all here at the university and in Connecticut feel it’s so important to be addressing gun violence. Certainly, you know, 10 years ago with Sandy Hook really raised the awareness of the severity of this crisis that we have in...

Work is underway for a national gun safety summit that is going to be held in Connecticut later this week. President Biden is among those expected to attend.

College students from Connecticut and across the region are on the University of Hartford campus for a week-long workshop in NASA’s Nationwide Balloon Eclipse Project.

A local veteran is proving you’re never too old to achieve a dream. One of the few “Atomic Veterans” still alive today, Henry “Hank” Bolden survived one of the most shameful chapters in America’s hidden history. Now living in Cheshire at the age of 86, he’s achieved a lifelong goal of becoming a college graduate. He was only 16...

Army veteran, Hank Bolden, is proving you’re never too old to achieve a dream.