In order to study how technology, such as online archives and digitally reconstructed houses, can improve a liberal arts education the Five Colleges have received a $1.5 million grant.
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Five colleges receive grant to enhance a liberal arts education
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Wintry mid-autumn storm sweeps Western Mass., recovery begins
The rare fall nor’easter that pummeled the region Saturday left hundreds of thousands of people without power and toppled trees and branches across the Pioneer Valley and around much of the Northeast, shaking up normality for some.
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Weekend events around UMass
A variety of events take place this weekend around UMass and the Pioneer Valley.
Tags: Apple Picking with Newman Center, Cello Theory Dance, Ceremony to Honor Black Civil War Veterans, Holyoke Community College Alzheimer’s walk, Neon Nights: LGBTQ and Ally Fall Dance, The Big E, The Pawn Shop - Fox Proprietors, UMass Football, “The Cloth from which We Are Cut”
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Carolyn Martin new Amherst College president
Carolyn Arthur “Biddy” Martin, the former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has assumed the reigns of the presidency of Amherst College. Martin, who’s the very first woman to lead the prestigious liberal arts college, was tapped to become the next president of the school in June by the college’s Board of Trustees. She arrived [...]
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Coakley: Trustees violated open meeting law in search for president
A report released by the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley found that the UMass Board of Trustees violated Open Meeting Law in a variety of manners throughout the search for a new UMass president last winter.
Tags: Martha Coakley, University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees, Violation
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Hampshire College mourns death of beloved professor
“Professor Seydel was a very kind gentle person and dedicated professor known for his probing intellect and dedication to his students,” said Elaine Thomas, director of communications at Hampshire.
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Breaking news: $182 million ‘honors complex’ announced
The University of Massachusetts is set to begin construction on a $182 million “honors complex” for Commonwealth Honors College students, to be finished in 2013.
Tags: Commonwealth Honors College, construction, Priscilla Clarkson
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Md. Congresswoman Donna Edwards Draws Crowd at Smith Lecture
Congresswoman Donna Edwards, of Maryland’s Fourth District, lectured Sunday to a crowded hall of students and local residents at Smith College. The congresswoman spoke on a wide range of issues, including money in politics and military spending.
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