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The woman leading Muslims in Ramadan observances on the Williams College campus, Sidra Mahmood, said the war in Gaza has been a "catalyst" for many students "looking deeper."
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The Board received more than $6 million dollars from a private foundation to address barriers impeding incarcerated individuals from receiving higher education.
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The Smith College basketball team will play in its second consecutive Women's Division Three Final Four on Thursday afternoon — with a trip to the national championship game on the line.
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Most athletic teams at UMass Amherst will join the Mid-American Conference as a full member, starting in 2025. UMass football is currently an independent. In most other sports, UMass competes in the Atlantic 10, excluding men's hockey, which is part of and will remain in Hockey East.
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The Smith College Pioneers topped Messiah University on Saturday night in Northampton. Smith advances to the Sweet 16, playing next on Friday night.
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The Boards of Bay Path University and Cambridge College announced that Bay Path has entered into a formal agreement to acquire Cambridge College this week.
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The Mid-American Conference is inviting UMass to join the conference as a full member, starting in 2025, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The Minutemen are currently an independent in football and compete in the the Atlantic 10 in most other sports.
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The report comes after a WBUR investigation found officer David Laudon went on to work for the Blackstone Police Department, where he was assigned to investigate sexual assaults and work with children in the local school system — despite allegations he had sexually harassed and groped a university student in 2010.
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Education officials said more than 4,500 students took advantage of the program, known as Mass Reconnect, across Massachusetts for the fall semester.
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Gov. Maura Healey announced the new policy at an Associated Industries of Massachusetts event Thursday morning, where she encouraged business leaders to adopt similar practices.