Public Health Students Reflect on ‘Great Opportunity’ to Learn From Guest Speaker

Anne C. Dranginis, a trailblazer and retired Connecticut Appellate Court Judge, recently spoke to University of New Haven public health graduate students, sharing her own experience and offering wisdom and inspiration. By Vishwa Rahulkumar Shah ’24 MPH, Kenneth Chijioke Onuh ’24 MPH, and Christianah Aderemi ’24 MPH The University of New Haven’s campus in West Haven, Conn. Candidates in the University’s Master of Public Health program recently had the opportunity to learn from Anne C. Dranginis, a trailblazer and retired Connecticut Appellate Court Judge. The class, taught by Audrey Blondin, J.D., MPH, and Matthew Blondin, OD, has enabled students to learn from several law and policy leaders , including Connecticut Attorney General William Tong . Many of the students are international students, and they say they appreciated the opportunity to connect with leaders and lawmakers in the U.S. Judge Dranginis retired as an associate judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court after serving for more than two decades on the Superior and Appellate Courts. During her career, she was involved with many important cases, including Griswold v. Connecticut, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that the U.S. Constitution protects the liberty of married couples to buy and use contraceptives. […]

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