Press Releases from June of 2020

Fairfield University Art Museum Launches Its First Virtual Exhibition, Monuments Work of Howard Skrill, New York Artist

This exhibition, Howard Skrill: Monumental Follies, explores the impact of public monuments, their creation, removals and their absences.

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Fairfield’s Student Alumni Association Earns Bronze CASE Circle of Excellence Award

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education awarded a Bronze CASE Circle of Excellence Award in Student Advancement/Student-led Engagement Initiatives, to Fairfield’s Student Alumni Association for its Teddy Bears with Love drive.

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Westport Library and Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts Present Podcast Series With Miggs and Trace Burroughs

The Burroughs brothers, longtime Westporters, launched the series with a live podcast from the Westport Library’s new studio space for filmmaking, music production, and podcasting nearly 12 months ago, during the library’s post-renovation reopening.

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Quick Center and Bridgeport Schools Move to Virtual Arts Partnership

Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts continued its “Arts for All” partnership with Bridgeport Public Schools by moving access to the arts onto a virtual platform.

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Fairfield University’s Class of 2024 Among Strongest Academically in University History

Fairfield’s Class of 2024 presented a new record applicant pool, as well as the second largest first-year headcount in University history.

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Fairfield University Announces New Dean of Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions

Laurie L. Grupp, PhD, has been appointed dean of Fairfield University’s Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, effective July 1, 2020.

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Fairfield University Art Museum Donates Art Supplies to Area Students

Art supplies are being donated to Bridgeport, Conn. area students to address online learning needs that have arisen as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

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Fairfield University Among Top 10 Best Catholic Colleges in National Ranking

In the annual College Consensus ranking, Fairfield University was the only Connecticut university to make the top 10.

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Fairfield Launches New Master of Science in Management Program for Non-Business Majors

The one-year, 30-credit program has been added to Fairfield Dolan’s roster of nationally-ranked graduate degree programs, in response to growing demand from arts and science and engineering students seeking critical business skills.

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Center for Ignatian Spirituality Provides Virtual Support and Addresses the Effects of Trauma

Fairfield’s Murphy Center for Ignatian Spirituality is offering the community an array of programming — from one-on-one spiritual direction to virtual retreats — to help provide connection and support through the Covid-19 pandemic.

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