STAMFORD, Conn. — Camille Kramer, an adjunct professor at the University of Bridgeport, calls adult students “ideal,” which is why she enjoys working with the institution’s IDEAL program so much. IDEAL is an accelerated degree completion program. “There is not one student there that has nothing better to do,” she said. “They are working all day, maybe taking care of children. They have ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — Actor Guy Fortt, star of the Broadway stage, big screen and television and a Greenwich firefighter, is taking on the role of a lifetime in an IDEAL opportunity to finish his college degree at the University of Bridgeport.Fortt is enrolled in the UB’s Innovative Degree Excellence in Accelerated Learning Program and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in general ...

GREENWICH, Conn. — Sandra Askew, 41, does not consider herself to be a typical student. With three children and a full-time job, she needed a college program that offered her flexibility. So she was grateful to find IDEAL, the accelerated adult learning program at the University of Bridgeport's Stamford Center, because it is ideal for her work and family schedule.At the moment, Askew ...