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Paul Alpers at Smith College in 2008.

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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 to retire after 11 years as Smith’s 10th president. In her remarks to the college community during Ivy Day Convocation on Saturday, Christ fondly remembered arriving at the Northampton campus with her husband after a cross-country journey from the University of California Berkeley. “For me, these past 11 years have been a … 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

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 after the popular cafe closed its doors, bringing an end to a long-standing tenancy dispute … 0

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Doug Laroche of Hampshire Regional, right, gets tagged out at first by Matt Serra of Monson on a pick from the pitcher Tuesday at Hampshire.
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Tuesday’s high schools: Hampshire baseball qualifies for postseason

The Laprade's game is kept in a box covered with pictures of their family that ran in the local papers.

Custom trivia game reveals generations of Laprade family lore

Left, Dawud Lubieddin's things are laid out where a bench used to be on Main Street Northampton. Lubieddin talks with Abd Lomax of Northampton.

Fewer Northampton benches in effort to curb loitering

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EDUCATION BRIEFS

Sunday, April 7, 2013

UMass programs listed in U.S. News rankings AMHERST — Each year, U.S. News ranks professional school programs in several fields, including business, education and engineering. The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is ranked among the best business schools in the country and its … 0

University of Kansas senior Colleen Monaghan tends bar at The Wheel near campus in Lawrence, Kansas, as a way to help pay her college expenses. She says working nights sometimes leaves her with only four hours sleep. (Jill Toyoshiba/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Students scramble to make school, real world work

Thursday, April 4, 2013

In its idealized conception, college is an ivory tower where students through quiet contemplation or raucous self-discovery ready themselves for “the real world.” But as college student Korchi Yang can attest, and as 2 million college applicants awaiting … 0

Students from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison clear a site in Union Beach, New Jersey, March 13, 2013, where damaged homes were razed after superstorm Sandy. (Amy Newman/The Record/MCT)

Students on spring break aid in repairs after superstorm Sandy

Thursday, April 4, 2013

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Hundreds of college students have descended upon the Jersey Shore during spring break this year to help with cleanup and rebuilding in the wake of superstorm Sandy. And the state’s public architecture school is bringing … 0

Lawrence University junior Fanny Lau, 20, left, jokes with her high school counselor Patrick Tassoni, March 20, 2013, while visiting her alma mater North Side College Prep, 5501 N. Kedzie Ave. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

After college rejection, moving on and embracing something — or somewhere — new

Thursday, April 4, 2013

CHICAGO — Last year at this time, Kendall Livingston felt like a failure. The Fenwick High School senior applied to seven colleges and, despite her stellar academic record and test scores, didn’t get accepted at any of them. … 0

The elite in the class

Thursday, April 4, 2013

PHILADELPHIA — Christopher Thomas still has the recruitment letter the University of Pennsylvania sent him when he was a senior at Philadelphia’s Central High School in 1993. But Thomas would not actually get to the Ivy League campus for 19 more years — three children, several jobs, and … 0

Student seeks fair treatment for rape victims

Thursday, May 16, 2013

MIAMI — When Andrea Pino was accepted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010, it was the culmination of years of hope and hard work for the Miami native. Pino is the first in her family to go to college and was among some … 0

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 3 - FILE - In this Monday, May 24, 2010 file photo, future graduates wait for the procession to begin for commencement at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. U.S. universities have responded to exploding demand in China for American higher education with branch campuses and aggressive recruiting. Now, some are trying to boost their brands by casting campus photos into the confounding sea of Chinese social media. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Social media solves mystery of the Chinese zombie Yalies

Sunday, April 7, 2013

BEIJING — U.S. universities have responded to China’s exploding demand for American higher education with branch campuses and aggressive recruiting. Now, some are trying to boost their brands by casting photos and other snippets of campus life out … 0

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Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan Friday launched a campaign to end sexual assaults on local college campuses by 2020.

District attorney's campaign to end campus sex assaults

Friday, April 5, 2013

AMHERST — Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan wants to wipe out sexual assaults on local college campuses by the year 2020. To help do that, his office launched three public service announcements and detailed a new sexual … 0

Students urge university officials to divest from fossil fuel companies

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts officials are being asked to divest from fossil fuel companies following an appeal from student leaders at the Amherst campus. The Student Government Association last month passed an enactment, subsequently signed by SGA President Akshay Kapoor and Jean Kim, vice chancellor of Student … 0

District attorney promotes sexual assault awareness at Amherst conference

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

AMHERST — Videos and posters made by area college students designed to raise awareness about sexual assaults on campus will be shown as part of a conference at Hampshire College Friday afternoon. The Campaign to End Sexual Assault on Campuses conference, sponsored by the Northwestern district attorney’s office, … 0

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