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AMHERST — Friday, March 4, was a busy day for Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Secretary of Education, beginning with an early-morning visit to the Rafael Hernández K-8 Elementary School in Boston, the oldest dual-language community school in the city, where...

AMHERST – Following a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dining Services will host their 11th annual UMass 5K Dash and Dine on April 9.

AMHERST — Friday, March 4 was a busy day for Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Secretary of Education, beginning with an early-morning visit to the Rafael Hernández K-8 Elementary School in Boston, the oldest dual-language community school in the city, where...

Guest columnist Chris Matera encourages considering new data on mandatory boosters for Five College students, teachers, etc. (“With mandatory booster jabs, have the Five Colleges lost their way?” Jan 11). Graham Gal (“Let the experts opine about...

The UMass Amherst Libraries are hosting an exhibit, “Unseen Labor,” through May 2022, in the Science and Engineering Library in Lederle Lowrise, floor 2. A reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 4, 2-4 p.m., in the Science and Engineering Library.

This commentary is a request of the Five College community to consider new scientific data relevant to the mandatory booster shot policy for all Five College students, teachers, employees and even remote workers.I hope to encourage rational debate...

In a recent guest column (“With mandatory booster jabs, have the Five Colleges lost their way?” Jan. 11), Chris Matero begins by stating that his commentary is a “request of the Five College community” to consider new scientific data relevant to...

This commentary is a request of the Five College community to consider new scientific data relevant to the mandatory booster shot policy for all Five College students, teachers, employees and even remote workers.I hope to encourage rational debate...

According to the Boston Globe, only 34% of the teachers in the Boston Public Schools are Black or Latino, while 85% of their students are children of color.Similar numbers hold true in the largest school districts in the Pioneer Valley, per the...

In the late 1970s, Michel Moushabeck came to the United States to study history at New York University, escaping from war-torn Beirut and the Lebanese Civil War. It was, he recalls, “quite an eye-opening experience,” and he “immediately embraced...