To the people of Windham, Willimantic, the state of Connecticut, and the broader region: thank you for welcoming me to Eastern.

Karim Ismaili, the new president of Eastern Connecticut State University grew up with the odds stacked against him. He was a child of divorce, raised by a single mom who had to escape domestic ...

WILLIMANTIC — Karim Ismaili will be inaugurated as president of Eastern Connecticut State University on Friday, making him the seventh in the university’s 136-year history.

Ismaili was inaugurated Friday morning as the seventh president in the university’s 136-year history. He began his presidency on July 31, 2024, coming to Eastern from Bridgewater State ...

including University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes and Eastern Connecticut State University President Karim Ismaili. A spokesperson for the University of Maine system declined ...