University of Connecticut News

UConn to Pay Former Basketball Coach Additional $3.9M Over Firing

UConn announced last Thursday it has agreed to pay former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million to settle discrimination claims surrounding his 2018 firing. The money is in addition to the more than $11.1 million in back salary …

UConn Receives $768K for Study of Crumbling Foundations

The federal government has awarded the University of Connecticut $768,000 to fund ongoing research into the problem of crumbling home foundations in eastern Connecticut. The goal of the research is to better understand of the scope of the crisis and …

Parents of UConn Student Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit for $1M

The parents of a University of Connecticut student who was run over and killed by a campus fire department truck in 2016 have settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the state and other defendants for about $1 million, according to …

Six Charged in Death of University of Connecticut Student After Party

Six University of Connecticut students were charged Friday with alcohol-related offenses connected to the death of a student who was run over by a fire department vehicle after leaving a party last fall. The students had been hosting an off-campus …

University of Connecticut Pays $1.3M to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit

The University of Connecticut said it will pay a group of students almost $1.3 million to settle a sex discrimination suit filed last year that led to a hearing in the state legislature. The five current and former female students …