In the Media: July 2026

In the Media

CT Insider: University of New Haven alumnus gives $10 million to support new Saudi Arabia campus

The University announced that Douglas Schumann ’69 made a $10 million gift to support the launch of its international branch campus in Saudi Arabia, which will open this fall. The story was featured across Hearst Connecticut Media Group papers, including the New Haven Register, Connecticut Post, The Norwalk Hour, Danbury News-Times, Stamford Advocate, and Greenwich Time, and this coverage was picked up by Yahoo. The announcement was also covered by the Hartford Business Journal, West Haven Voice, and the Westchester County Business Journal.

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Fox 5 DC: Louis Vuitton Handbag Sale Leads to DC Shooting

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security and criminal justice, comments on ways people can help keep themselves safe when exchanging goods sold via online sites such as Facebook Marketplace. (Interview begins at 16:33.)

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Inside Higher Ed: How 4 Programs Instill Learning by Doing

The University’s Connecticut Invents program, which, through The Elevation Center, will provide scholarships and commercialization support for aspiring student entrepreneurs, was spotlighted as an example of how colleges and universities are building increasingly immersive learning ecosystems that blur the lines among classroom, lab, industry, and start-up spaces.