Host Terrence Cheng, Chancellor of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), interviews Connecticut State Rep. Corey Paris, vice chair of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee and a member of the Education and Higher Education and Employment Advancement committees. A graduate of Western Connecticut State University, Rep. Paris shares what inspired him to pursue a political science degree at the university, how higher education transformed his life, and the professors who left a lasting impact on him.

Host Terrence Cheng, Chancellor of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), sits down with CT State Northwestern student and Student Regent Carla Galaise. Carla shares how higher education has changed the trajectory of her life; provides a glimpse into her experience at CT State Northwestern; and what inspired her to become an advocate at the CSCU system level through her work as a Student Regent.

In Office Hours' inaugural podcast episode, host Terrence Cheng, Chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), sits down with Connecticut State Sen. Derek Slap, chair of the legislature's Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee. In this episode, Sen. Slap details some of the key issues before the Higher Education Committee; his experience as an adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, and Eastern Connecticut State University; and how he has seen higher education positively impact students' lives.