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Damien Boutillon has joined BCC s TRIO (Talent, Resources, Initiative, Opportunity) Student Support Services Program as an Academic Advisor. Previously, he was a Strategic Planning Associate at Williams College and a Research Fellow at Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching. A resident of Williamstown, Boutillon received a master s degree and a PhD in social anthropology from Durham University, England, a master s degree in linguistic anthropology from the School of Advanced Social Studies, Paris, and a bachelor s degree in anthropology from Cambridge University, England. Ashley Carter has joined the Office of Student Affairs as an Academic Success Coach. Previously, she was a retention specialist at a Contra Costa Community College in San Pablo, California. A resident of Tempe, Ariz., Carter holds a master s degree in education administration and leadership and a bachelor of arts degree in international relations, both from University of the Pacific in Stockton, C
Baby boomers often share with me memories of teachers who were important influences in their lives.
I often think of such a teacher, though I was never in her classroom. In 1967, as a recent college graduate, I was hired to teach at Pittsfieldâs North Junior High School. It was then that I met a fellow teacher named Margaret Hart. It was the start of a nice friendship with a memorable mentor and remarkable human being.
During the 1960s, while in college, I had been very active as a volunteer in numerous civil rights projects. I wanted to continue such involvement in Pittsfield. As a new teacher in the Pittsfield Public Schools, where almost all teachers like myself were white, I welcomed my friendship with a colleague who would introduce me to local efforts in social responsibility.
NORTH ADAMS â Berkshire Family & Individual Resources is taking a new approach to helping its students transition into employment and research possible career opportunities.
The nonprofit that works with people who have developmental disabilities recently opened its Learning Lab at the BFAIR Bottle and Can Redemption Center at 1000 Massachusetts Ave., which BFAIR has owned since 2019 and operated for 12 years.
The two-room space, which took a month to renovate, was set up to house all five elements involved in the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission s Pre-Employment Training Program in one place for the first time. The Learning Lab is an idea that we came up with to help better serve the students in our program, said Becky McAllister, BFAIR s director of employment services.
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