UMass Amherst posts traffic advisories due to commencement
Updated May 10, 2021;
AMHERST A traffic advisory has been issued for Thursday and Friday, May 13-14, due to the graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
On Thursday, May 13, the Graduate School Commencement will begin at 4 p.m. at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus. Starting at 2:30 p.m., traffic on University Drive will be restricted to buses between Massachusetts Avenue and Amity Street, according to the UMass Amherst Police Department.
All vehicles attending the Graduate School Commencement should use Route 116 to the UMass exit. Vehicles will be parked in the parking lots surrounding the stadium.
The Week That Will Be
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Monday, May 10, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.: The House Administration Committee will hold a hearing titled, Oversight of the January 6th Attack: United States Capitol Police Threat Assessment and Counter-Surveillance Before and During the Attack. The committee will hear testimony from Michael Bolton, inspector general of the Capitol Police.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of Ronald Moultrie to be undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security and Michael McCord to be comptroller of the Defense Department.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.: The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing on ghost guns. The committee will hear testimony from Michael Harrison, commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department; Joshua Shapiro, attorney general of Pennsylvania; Nicholas Suplina, managing directo
Williamsburg Selectboard, new administrator agree on terms
Williamsburg Town Hall JERREY ROBERTS
Published: 5/9/2021 7:40:03 PM
WILLIAMSBURG Nicholas Caccamo, a Pittsfield city councilor, has come to an agreement with the Select Board to become the next town administrator.
Caccamo was offered the job by the Select Board over finalists Brenda Lessard, Williamsburg’s town clerk, and Carl McKinney, the former town administrator of Clarksburg.
“I’m extremely excited for this opportunity,” Caccamo said. “I hope I can just serve the residents well.”
Negotiations between Caccamo and the town have been completed, although his contract has not yet been signed.
“We’re very excited,” Select Board Chairman William Sayre said. “We think he’s a great fit for the town.”
Jayati Ghosh
Jayati Ghosh, Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, is Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a member of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation. Copyright: Project Syndicate
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May 10, 2021
By Jeff Willadsen, WSU Academic Outreach & Innovation
Michael Sugerman, an associate professor of archeology, has been selected as the interim vice chancellor for Academic Affairs for Washington State University Global Campus. The position was left open after Rebecca Van De Vord retired earlier this year.
The vice chancellor for Academic Affairs reports to Global Campus Chancellor Dave Cillay, working with faculty and staff in departments across the university to ensure the high quality of academic programs at WSU Global Campus. Sugerman will assume the role on June 1 on a one‑year interim basis.
Sugerman received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Harvard University and has worked in higher education for more than 20 years, including posts at Binghamton University and University of Massachusetts Amherst.