Mass. eyes earlier deadline for colleges to warn they plan to close
In April, both Anna Maria College and Hampshire College announced they planned to close, and students said they felt blindsided and had to pivot quickly to continue at a new school.
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UMass board confirms Javier Reyes as next Amherst chancellor
Kumble Subbaswamy plans to retire at the end of June after more than a decade as UMass Amherst chancellor. -
Wayland superintendent alleges racial discrimination enabled by school committee
Omar Easy says he was the target of racist harassment and that the town’s school committee “fanned the flames.” -
From school to the State House: Mass. teens skip class for climate activism
15-year-old Anaya Raikar was one of many students that demanded climate action in Beacon Hill last week. -
Woburn teachers strike, saying city officials won’t compromise
Pay for teaching assistants is a central issue. -
WPI opens center to help with students' mental wellness
The opening follows an increase in suicides over the past two years. -
ChatGPT is infiltrating higher education. Some academics say it's time to embrace it.
The language model chatbot can produce cogent text that students may claim as their own. -
‘Social-emotional learning’ is just as vital for kids as reading and math, local expert says
Social-emotional skills affect how kids engage in a community, how they think about themselves as a learner and build connections to help them navigate complex feelings. -
Bay State students stunned by college's demise
"We all came in here with very high expectations for our careers — our futures.” -
Ken Roth lost a job offer from Harvard, allegedly for criticizing Israel. Outcry brought him back.
Academic freedom could still be chilled by the ordeal, Roth says. -
Why women of color are re-enrolling in college faster than men
Pay and gender roles drive hard choices.
