HIGHER EDUCATION

The president of Hampshire College confirms the school, which is scheduled to close at the end of the year, received a $25.9 million "philanthropic loan" to pay off its entire bank debt and support the schools final term.

We check out Gardening the Community to see initiatives to increase access to social services for people in need, see how Hampshire Next is seeking to preserve some of the mission of Hampshire College ahead of its closure, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

In the months since Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, announced it would shut down because of enormous debt, a grassroots group made up of alumni and others said it has received $2 million in pledges toward buying the property.

A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, is building what she says is the region's first alumni organization for Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs.

As Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, prepares to sell its property, the town of Amherst is considering how best to rezone the land.

Lawmakers face no strict deadlines to advance the bills in conference other than the end of this two-year session on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027.

We take a hard look into higher education and its economic impacts in Massachusetts.

The Trump administration has proposed regulations to control billions of dollars in federal research funding, which it says will reduce "fraud and abuse." Scientists in Massachusetts and beyond say they could set back research in the U.S. by decades.

Hampshire College officials said they reached "in principle" an agreement with a philanthropic partner to provide a loan that will support the wind down of campus operations.

Hampshire College officials announced there were insufficient financial resources to open for a final fall term. In April, the college announced it would permanently close because of overwhelming debt.