Connecticut State Colleges & Universities

The guy that sues, uh, 69 times.

You know? So, and amid immense leadership turmoil at CSCU, many lawmakers have questions.

Who's responsible when things go wrong, and where do accountability lies? Well, they, they used to have, each college had its own board of governors.

Now they have a regional board for the whole state, and I think that's where the problem is.

And Charlotte?

I hate to double down, but higher education, making the acronym a little different, um, CSCU, the s- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, they've kind of been falling apart a little bit too, so I'm waiting to see if anyone else drops from the Board of Regents or if the interim chancellor gets replaced or general counsel or anything going on there.

So it's just really, you know, it's really re-looking, thinking about, uh, education and flips and changes and rethinking education, I think, will be...

I agree.

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As the House Republican ranking member of the Higher Education and Employment Advancement, uh, Committee, our next guest has been a leading voice in demanding accountability and systemic reform amid recent high-profile scandals within the Connecticut State Colleges and University system.

Beyond policy, he has set a benchmark for modern civic organization, effectively leveraging TikTok and other social platforms to connect directly with the state's younger generation and make state government accessible.

Now, with the general election approaching on November 3rd, he is, uh, here to talk about the future of Connecticut's public universities, as well as digital outreach and his campaign for re-election.

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... saying that review was delayed because CSCU General Counsel Karen Bufkin was put on leave pending an investigation into sexual harassment complaints against former interim chancellor John Maduko.

Good.

So-

It just, it's just amazing what's going on and on and on and on.

You know?

So, uh, uh, CSCU says it's still reviewing the recommendations and finding of the, uh, findings of the report.

Bufkin is still at home.