Education
Education
Remote Possibilities By Elizabeth Sears Internships have always been known to take different shapes and forms, from a student teacher eagerly helping to prepare classroom activities to the stereotypical […]
After the Sticker Shock It’s not exactly news that the cost of college — at least, the published price tag — has consistently risen over the past two decades. But […]
A Stern Test Continues For the area community’s colleges, the enrollment numbers continue to fall, with annual declines recently in the double digits. There are many reasons for these […]
A Class Act During the early, and darkest, days of the pandemic, Janis Santos recalls, she considered it vitally important to remain positive and find ways to permit her positive […]
Continuing Education After a year when colleges offered a wide variety of learning options during the pandemic, from in-person to remote to a blend of both, the vast majority […]
Access and Opportunity The University of Massachusetts recently announced it will receive a cash gift of $50 million from Robert and Donna Manning. The gift, the largest of any […]
Dollars and Sense By Mark Morris Given the scope of Square One’s work for children and families, it’s not unusual for the organization to receive contributions to support its efforts. […]
Challenge Accepted Linda Thompson had never applied for a college presidency position before a recruiter called and invited her to pursue that post at Westfield State University. She listened, and […]
Maintaining Momentum When Anne Massey arrived at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst in the late summer of 2019, she came with a lengthy set of plans, […]
Back to Normal? It’s hard to gauge what ‘normal’ looks like during the era of COVID-19, when normalcy is a moving target. For area colleges and universities, though, getting back […]
Making Change By Mark Morris One modest act can inspire others — and when that happens, the entire community benefits. That’s the premise behind the Cooler Communities effort led by […]
Prepared for Launch By Laurie Loisel Not many people can say they’ve worked on every U.S.-led rover mission to Mars. One who can is David Gruel, a Holyoke Community […]
Portrait of a Graduate The program is called ‘Portrait of a Graduate,’ and that name pretty much says it all. But maybe an adjective is in order to get […]
Balance Sheet For Dawn Forbes DiStefano, it was the quintessential all-or-nothing proposition. As the search for a successor to Joan Kagan, Square One’s long-time president and CEO, commenced last summer, […]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Three local college presidents are among only 13 nationwide to be recognized last week for leadership in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion by the […]
