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This Week in the White House

March 26, 2025

On Thursday, March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in an effort to get rid of the U.S. Education Department. According to…

SHU Professor Aims to Tackle Global Education Crisis

February 5, 2025

Maureen Ruby, endowed chair and associate professor in the Farrington College of Education & Human Development (FCEHD), has taken a leadership role in addressing…

Linda McMahon Nominated to Cabinet, Facing Lawsuit

December 4, 2024

President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Sacred Heart Board of Trustee member Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education. McMahon previously served as the Administrator…

SHU Receives $3 Million Grant for Education Program

October 23, 2024

Sacred Heart University has become the only institution in the northeast to earn a Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant from the U.S. Department of…

ELSS and ELI Team Up to Empower English Learners in Bridgeport and Fairfield

March 20, 2024

English Learner Support Services (ELSS) and Sacred Heart University’s English Language Institute (ELI) have joined forces to offer English language support to students at…

A Look Into The Music Education Program

March 13, 2024

Prof. Frank Martignetti, the founding director of the Music Education program, came to Sacred Heart University (SHU) in early 2021 with the task of…

Farrington College Anti-Bullying Initiative

April 5, 2023

Since bullying is still heavily prevalent in schools, the system for addressing it needs remodeling. The Isabelle Farrington College of Education & Human Development…

The Use of AI in Education

March 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI), friend or foe? AI, an application computer system that can perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence has prompted controversy and concern,…

“Don’t Say Gay” in Florida

April 6, 2022

According to the Associated Press, on March 28, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida officially signed what the critics have called the “Don’t Say Gay”…

Sacred Heart University Bridge Portal

December 6, 2019

By Alex Caruso Staff Writer Sacred Heart University announced that they received two grants to help fund a new program focused on helping students…