Catholic Charities makes ‘special plea’ for Ash Wednesday donations amid federal cuts
This year, the nonprofit is making what it called a “special plea” amid increasing demand and rising costs, partly due to federal policies.
MIT requires every student to know how to swim. But why?
Many other colleges abandoned swimming requirements due to equity concerns and shifting priorities.
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Salem schools superintendent will replace Tutwiler as state education secretary
Massachusetts’ current Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler was one of Gov. Maura Healey’s first appointees when she was elected to office. -
Whoops! Some T buses still say ‘Go Patriots’ days after Super Bowl loss
The transit agency said it could take up to a week to remove the programming that allows buses to display the banners. -
At this Newbury Street pottery studio, people come to unplug and create
On this week's Joy Beat, founder Allie Carroll of Rainbows Pottery Studio joined GBH's All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share how her leap of faith turned into a creative haven for locals. -
Police release body camera and 911 calls from Brown University shooting
The records offer granular insights into how the investigation in the shooting unfolded -
2026 Boston Marathon: What to know and how to watch
Here's the route, the schedule and how to track your favorite athletes competing in one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.
GBH News podcasts
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Catching The Codfather
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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