Education
Education
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 […]
The Sternest of Tests By George O’Brien Yves Salomon-Fernández says the region’s community colleges were facing some pretty severe headwinds before the COVID-19 pandemic reached Western Mass. in March. […]
Writing the Next Chapter At least once, and perhaps twice, Robert Johnson strongly considered removing himself from the mix as a search committee narrowed the field of candidates to succeed […]
The Experiment Begins Brian Easler learned a saying during his time in the Army: “two is one, and one is none.” It’s a way of stressing the importance of having […]
Entrance Exam Come back to campus, or don’t — either way, you’ll learn. Just don’t expect campus life to be anything like you’re used to. That’s essentially the message from […]
‘This Is Our Moment’ Sandra Doran says her family has long been attracted to careers in education and the law. One great-grandfather traveled from New York to Colorado and set […]
Looking Back, Looking Ahead Since arriving at the campus of Bay Path College in 1994, Carol Leary has always had her focus on what the future of higher education would […]
Valuable Perspectives International students can add a lot to a university or college. They bring diversity when it comes to cultural traditions, and they give domestic students a chance to […]
Joint Effort Investment, job creation, and tax revenue. According to Jeff Hayden, vice president of Business and Community Services at Holyoke Community College (HCC), these are the three keys to […]
Breaking Down Stereotypes Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs have historically been labeled careers for men. Those stereotypes, along with unfair treatment of women in STEM, have dissuaded many […]
