HIGHER EDUCATION

We talk to the president of Smith College about its new plan to make tuition free for some students, and tour Farmer Clark's in Hampden.

The Western Massachusetts Literacy Collaborative recently received a $190,000 grant from the Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education to train future educators

The list of Massachusetts colleges and universities offering free tuition — to qualifying students — is growing. Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley announced this month it would do this for any U.S. family with an income of up to $150,000.

Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss rent control as western Mass. towns see tenant rights advocacy, how school districts are addressing infrastructure needs, inconsistent leadership in higher education and continued delays from the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC).

Harvard physics lecturer Greg Kestin built a custom tutoring app called TeachGPT, and it's proven to help his students.

After walking off the job this week, facilities workers at Mount Holyoke college hope for renewed contract talks.

The new federal travel ban implemented by the Trump administration on certain countries as of June 9, 2025 comes with "a high degree of uncertainty" around actions and enforcement, UMass Amherst officials told the the international school community.

Panelists discuss a local town's role in the defense of the U.S. Dept. of Ed., concerns of civil rights rollbacks five years after George Floyd’s murder, Berkshire arts groups unified in infrastructure advocacy and much more.

The photos are believed to be the earliest-known photos of enslaved people in America.

Custodians, dining workers, and groundskeepers at Mount Holyoke College rally Tuesday for fair union contracts before bargaining discussions end next month.