HIGHER EDUCATION

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.

More than a half-dozen colleges will hold commencement exercises across western Mass., starting Thursday.

Holyoke Community College's new police chief Jacqueline Robles was sworn into the role during a ceremony Monday, with members of the audience waving Puerto Rican flags and cheering.

We learn about some exciting upcoming productions from Nero Orchestra and Eggtooth Productions and the nuances behind depicting the history of enslavement in picture books.