http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/president-connecticut-regents-board-resigns <p>The embattled president of Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education has announced his resignation following an outcry over unauthorized pay hikes for staff members totaling $250,000.</p><p>Board President Robert A. Kennedy says the controversy had become a distraction from the board's work.</p><p>Republican and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly's Higher Education Committee had called for Kennedy's resignation.</p><p>Governor Dannel Malloy says Kennedy's decision is "the right one."</p> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:56:51 +0000 Lucas Willard 49760 at http://wamc.org