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Holyoke Community College freezes student fees Updated Apr 28, 2021; Posted Apr 28, 2021 Holyoke Community College vice president of administration and finance Narayan Sampath's recommendation to freeze student fees was accepted by the Board of Trustees. The college's audit and finance commitee shared in the recommendation. Facebook Share Citing the financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to freeze student fees for the 2021-2022 academic year. “This demonstrates our concern for the success of our st...

Follow us on Twitter: WACO, Texas (April 19, 2021) — Baylor University’s department of religion has announced that Wemimo Bright Jaiyesimi of Lagos, Nigeria, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Robert L. Gilbert Scholar in Religion Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is named for the Rev. Robert Gilbert, B.A. '67, the first Black graduate of Baylor University, along with Barbara Walker, B.A. ’67. In 1970, Gilbert became the first Black student to enroll in Baylor’s religion graduate program. As an influential educator, pastor and civil rights leader in the Waco area, Gilber...

Baylor NAACP chapter president shares experience being on institution's Commission on Historic Campus Representations By Olivia Levada Waco SHARE WACO, Texas — In the past, Baylor University students have voiced their concerns regarding the statue of founder Judge R.E.B. Baylor on campus. Knowing Baylor owned slaves, the students have called for the statue to be removed.   In June, the Commission on Historic Campus Representations was established as part of a resolution on racial healing and ju...

April 9, 2021 // Posted In Alumni, History When Baylor released the report and recommendations of the Committee on Historic Campus Representations last month, most attention was (rightly) placed on the committee’s historical study of Baylor’s connections to slavery and the Confederacy and their recommendations for what changes could/should be made to better tell the full story of our university’s history. The university is now working to evaluate those recommendations and decide next steps toward accomplishing that goal. One first step, however, was announced that same day — the creat...

BLACKSTONE – Residents of Blackstone will head to the polls for the annual town election this Monday, April 5. The top races this year include two open seats on the Board of Selectmen. Former Selectman Ryan Chamberland is challenging Selectman Daniel Keefe for his seat, while political newcomers Ryan Barry and Tanya Polak are facing off for the unexpired term vacated by Taylor Greene earlier this year. Voters will also choose a Blackstone representative for the Blackstone-Millville Regional School Committee, with Keri Gaudette and Timothy Howell facing off for the seat. The ballot also incl...