🌱 Why UConn trustees may be ready to move on from President Maric.
Storrs, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Storrs! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why UConn trustees may be ready to move on from President Maric.
- How a UConn professor’s DC policy work benefits students in Storrs
- Top-ranked Georgetown men’s soccer is coming to Storrs Friday night
Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Trustees weigh replacing UConn president — an influential politician could take her place (wtnh.com) — UConn’s Board of Trustees, meeting in Storrs, has privately signaled opposition to renewing President Radenka Maric’s contract, which expires in June, raising the prospect of yet another leadership change. Reports suggest House Speaker Matt Ritter was floated as a possible interim president, though UConn denies any outreach, underscoring political intrigue around who will guide the university through major financial and academic challenges. 
• UConn Professor Co-Chairs National Academies Study of Federal Small Business Innovation Programs (uconn.edu) — UConn business professor Timothy Folta is co-chairing a major National Academies study on how federal small-business innovation funds are used, and those insights are feeding directly back into classrooms in Storrs. His work evaluating Department of Energy SBIR and STTR programs is shaping national policy while giving UConn students firsthand exposure to real-world innovation and entrepreneurship decisions.
• No. 2/2 Georgetown Downs No. 9/3 Creighton on Senior Night (guhoyas.com) — Georgetown men’s soccer will wrap up its regular season with a visit to Storrs this Friday to face the UConn Huskies at 7 p.m., with coverage on ESPN+. After a wild 5–3 win over Creighton, the Hoyas bring one of the nation’s top offenses to town, giving local fans a chance to see high-level college soccer close to home.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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