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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.
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Muchos empleadores utilizan verificaciones de antecedentes, conocidas como CORI, antes de ofrecerle a alguien un trabajo. Y en los informes no sólo aparecen condenas, sino también casos que fueron despedidos.
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The fiscal 2024 state budget that Gov. Maura Healey signed into law in August allocates $20 million to MassReconnect for students ages 25 and older who have not yet earned a college degree.
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A Massachusetts law passed in 2016 aimed at selling only humanely raised pork products goes into effect later this week, after multiple delays by lawsuits.
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With intensive academic instruction and pre-college counseling, Thrive Scholars is on a mission to see its students — overwhelmingly students of color from low-income households — win seats at the nation’s top schools.
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Professor Catherine Sanderson talks to us about the science of happiness, Mr. Universe tears apart the recent congressional hearings on aliens, and we chat with Ayanna Crawford and Justine
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Dave Hixon, the retired men's basketball coach at Amherst College, is in the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class. He won more than 800 games and two Division III national championships in more than 40 years on the sidelines.
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The MassReconnect program would cover any outstanding costs after initial financial aid for residents 25 years or older, pursuing an associate's degree.