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Southern Connecticut State University highlights R2 status, NSF grant and expanded workforce partnerships
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Southern Connecticut State University told the Board of Regents it earned an R2 Carnegie classification, secured a $400,000 NSF grant to boost industry partnerships, won AACSB accreditation for its business school and expanded nursing capacity through a $4.8 million partnership with Yale New Haven Health System.
Southern Connecticut State University’s president delivered a campus update to the Board of Regents that emphasized recent research and workforce gains, including the university’s new R2 Carnegie Classification, a National Science Foundation grant and program growth tied to local employers.
The president told regents, “We are the state's first and only R2 designated university and 1 of only 139 nationwide.” She said Southern had “recently…
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