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DALTON — Dalton has a new Main Street. That’s what construction crews are calling the long and spacious expanse that stretches south inside the new regional high school taking shape. Progress on the new Wahconah Regional High School, which will serve students in the Central Berkshire Regional School District, is close to completion.BEN GARVER — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE “This will be the central artery, the social life of the school,” said Jim Moran of Skanska USA Building, t...

URIs part-time faculty join a new union Linda Borg, The Providence Journal © The Providence Journal file / Sandor Bodo Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons at URI. URI has been preparing for reopening the school safely for students. SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The part-time faculty at the University of Rhode Island has voted to join a new union, Rhode Island Council 94 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. The adjunct faculty, totali...

Quinnipiac student awarded employee of the year for Quinnipiac, Connecticut April 15, 2021 Share This Rachel Reyes ’21 was named this year’s student employee of the year — at Quinnipiac as well as for the State of Connecticut! Reyes, who works in the Learning Commons, is a biology major and co-president of the Asian Student Alliance. She was also selected as one of three students in the region to share the title of The Student Employee o...

Kagikan Museum, Tagum City Library now open

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 12:52 pm CANTON -- A dedicated educator, administrator and student advocate will be retiring from SUNY Canton following a 32-year career. Molly A. Mott, Ph.D., who is currently the college’s Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Support Services, announced her retirement beginning April 1, but she will continue working on a part-time basis as part of a bridge for the next year. “Dr. Mott supervised several extremely important areas of the colle...

School Library Month boosts awareness School Library Month boosts awareness Charles Eckman, dean of libraries and university librarian, photographed at Otto G. Richter Library on the Coral Gables Campus. Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami By Barbara Gutierrez 04-06-2021 Charles Eckman, dean of libraries and university librarian, photographed at Otto G. Richter Library on the Coral Gables Campus. Photo: Evan Garcia/University of Miami School Library Month b...

Eight students have been elected to serve as senator-at-large for Undergraduate Student Government (SG) during the 2021-22 academic year.  There were a total of 13 candidates who ran for the position. Of those, 11 were candidates of color and 6 were women-identifying candidates, said Election Facilitation Committee Chair (EFC) Sarvani Vemuri during a Friday meeting.  Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, elections and campaigning for SG were done entirely online. “Going into this el...

College and university news The following students have been named to the Autumn Semester Dean’s List at Columbus State Community College. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled for six or more credit hours (Local): Jackson, OH Lucasville, OH Timothy Miller, Skilled Trades Technology Joshua Thurman, Skilled Trades Technology Waverly, OH Rio unveils tuition reduction of more than 27% The University of Rio Grande i...

Voting is being held on canopy beginning March 1 and lasting through March 5.  The student body president serves as the primary representative of SG and is responsible for executing legislation approved by the senate, appointing cabinet and executive staff positions, and representing the student body during university committees.  2021-22 candidates for student body president and vice president  April Gable & Taylor Allgood  April Gable (right) and Taylor Allgood (left). ...

RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande has announced a reduction in tuition costs and states it is investing in more student support service