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Recent UMass Journalism alumnae Rahmah Pauzi of Amherst shoots video Thursday for UMass's first ever Massive Open Online Course. SARAH CROSBY

UMass lecturer launches first Massive Open Online Course

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

AMHERST — Large classes aren’t unusual at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. But a new one launched this week sets a record. “Building a Basic Website,” taught by a leader of the school’s online journalism program, counts 1,000 students on its roster from around the country — and around the globe. The enormous reach of the course is no accident. … 0

Paul Alpers at Smith College in 2008. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

Paul Alpers, husband of Smith College President Carol T. Christ, dies of cancer

Monday, May 20, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Paul J. Alpers, the husband of Smith College President Carol T. Christ and an unofficial ambassador for the school, died Sunday night after a battle with cancer. Alpers, 80, died the same day that the college he loved held its 135th graduation ceremony and just a few weeks before Christ is … 0

UMass officials speed up discipline process in dealing with student off-campus infractions

Monday, May 20, 2013

AMHERST — Many University of Massachusetts students who ran afoul of the law this spring should have their student-code-of-conduct violations resolved before summer begins. Sally Linowski, assistant dean of students, said her office is using Skype technology to conduct hearings involving students who have already left town. There are 80 open cases, according to UMass spokesman Edward Blaguszewski. Though the bulk of them … 0

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Alden Montague of Westhampton, 8, on left, uses a crosscut saw Sunday with Tom Jenkins of Westhampton during a "A Step Back in Time," a program highlighting Westhampton life in the 1800s. Ali Jenkins, center, of Westhampton looks on. Times gone by SARAH CROSBY Times gone by
Madeline Jenkins of Westhampton, 10, uses a hand-crank ice cream maker Sundat at the Westhampton Library. The device was available for use as part of A Step Back in Time, a special program highlighting Westhampton life in the 1800s. SARAH CROSBY The simple life
Jim Lumley stands amid lilac trees in Lilacland in Pelham Friday. JERREY ROBERTS Color, scents aplenty at Jim Lumley’s Lilacland in Pelham
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This drawing shows Smith College's plan for use of the site of the former Green Street Cafe in Northampton. It will be mainly green space.

Smith College moves ahead with plans to raze old Green Street Cafe building

Monday, May 20, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Smith College will raze the former Green Street Cafe building next to Ford Hall next week and convert the site to green space as part of a long-term expansion plan. The demolition comes some 18 months … 0

Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-In-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, stands to give the commencement address Sunday during the 135th Commencement Ceremony at Smith College. SARAH CROSBY

Arianna Huffington at Smith calls for ‘third women’s revolution’

Sunday, May 19, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the news website that bears her name, challenged Smith College graduates Sunday to redefine the meaning of success and lead what she called “the third women’s revolution.” In her commencement … 0

Mount Holyoke celebrates achievements - and 'weirdness'

Sunday, May 19, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY — From across the field behind Mount Holyoke College’s Richard Glenn Gettell Amphitheater, a short cheer suddenly rang out around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, signaling the arrival of over 600 graduating students at the school’s 176th … 0

Hampshire College student Esther Dane celebrates during the graduation ceremony Saturday in Amherst. Dane's Division III, Portraits of Wellness, combines art with science research. SARAH CROSBY

Hampshire’s 300 graduates urged to confront challenges

Saturday, May 18, 2013

AMHERST — Student moderator Aaron Richmond-Havel broke into dance on the stage, and the crowd of more than 2,500 people cheered, whistled, and screamed for the approximately 300 graduates awarded bachelor’s degrees Saturday during the 43rd spring commencement … 0

President Barack Obama receives an honorary degree during the Morehouse College 129th Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. Morehouse is the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. It is Obama's second graduation speech of the year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Obama tells Morehouse College graduates to seize the power of their example as black men

Sunday, May 19, 2013

ATLANTA — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and … 0

University of Massachusetts Amherst chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, right, chats with UMass band director Timothy Anderson during the Founders Day celebration on Goodell Lawn Monday. KEVIN GUTTING

UMass chancelor Kumble Subbaswamy takes on bullying in workplace

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — Saying he wants the University of Massachusetts to do better, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has launched a campaign to address workplace bullying. In a memo sent to faculty and staff Thursday, Subbaswamy wrote that the university will … 0

Farmer Tobin Porter-Brown works Tuesday on anti-flapping tubes for the rollup sides of a greenhouse at Book & Plow Farm in Amherst. SARAH CROSBY

Book & Plow: Amherst College farm takes shape on campus

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — Since the warm weather arrived, Peter McLean and Tobin Porter-Brown have been in the fields on Tuttle Hill in South Amherst building a greenhouse for the 45-acre farm they are starting from scratch. “We’ve been working … 0

Preschool loses home of 75 years on Amherst College campus

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — As 18 girls and boys left the brick schoolhouse, they found small chairs and performed songs for spectators on a lawn. After receiving certificates and praise, they ran to parents and relatives and joined in a buffet to celebrate the conclusion of the school year. In … 0

Citing tax scandal, IRS official backs out of giving keynote at Springfield graduation

Friday, May 17, 2013

SPRINGFIELD — An IRS director has bowed out of giving the keynote address at Western New England University of Law’s commencement this weekend due to her involvement in the recent tax agency scandal. According to a notice on the university’s website, Lois Lerner, director for the IRS Exempt … 0

UMass initiative seeks to make off-campus students good neighbors

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — The days when students' main concerns are to ace a calculus test or write a solid paper are long gone. Nowadays, if they’re looking to move off campus, students must impress a potential landlord. University of Massachusetts officials have teamed up with landlords and property managers … 0

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