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The United Way of Pioneer Valley and Holyoke Community College joined together to create the Holyoke Community Cupboard.
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A literary journal called The Common based at Amherst College is highlighting the experiences of migrant farmworkers in its latest issue.
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Aiming to buck trend among college presidents, Willie-LeBreton hopes to lead Smith 'for a long time'A recent study found college president terms are shrinking. Sarah Willie-LeBreton recently became the 12th president of Smith College in Northampton.
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We have Live Music Friday with Ciarra Fragale, playing Hawks & Reed this and next weekend, explore our local and global eating options with Andy Cox and German Alvarado of Smith College Dining Services, hear the final product of what the NEPM Media Lab Fellows got up to this summer, and head into the Wine Thunderdome at Table & Vine in West Springfield with one extra Mike and a whole lot of tradition.
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We head to HCC to check out the only Community College in the commonwealth with a Latinx Studies program, talk with some of the folx behind the "Transformed" series at Amherst Cinemas, and Rep. Jim McGovern addresses the ousting of Speaker McCarthy
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We get in-between the stanzas of the Tell It Slant festival being thrown by the Emily Dickenson Museum, and speak with Actor/director/author John Lithgow about why libraries are important before his appearance supporting one of our local ones this weekend.
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After the UMass Graduate Employee organization posted a statement of solidarity with Palestine, a group of nearly 270 students, faculty and staff wrote Chancellor Javier Reyes saying the statement fails to condemn the actions of Hamas, including the killing and kidnapping of civilians.
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Fundraising is still in the works to cover travel and lodging expenses for the UMass Amherst trip to New York City, but a $10,000 check from Macy’s will give the band a head start on covering costs.
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We hear about local connections to the SAG-AFTRA Strike with Gary Gallone, fine out about the three new exhibits opening at the UMass Museum of Contemporary Art, and scuba into acronyms with Word Nerd Emily Brewster.
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Mass Reconnect is open to those 25 and older who haven't earned a college degree. A $20 million allotment for the program for it was included in the latest state budget.