LOCAL NEWS
Program makes local farms accessible to urban youthAs the local food movement continues to gain traction in Massachusetts, one local non-profit organization, theMOVE, is focusing on making food knowledge and engagement with farmers accessible to urban youth. More » |
Harvard cheating scandal coverage draws criticismResponding to criticisms that a recent cheating scandal unfairly depicted the school's athletes in general and its African American athletes in particular, Harvard President Drew Faust said in a published interview last week that the scandal was not isolated to any one group of students. More » |
Sen. Brown rejects forum in RoxburyOn September 26, a political forum will be held inside the Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center that will offer constituents the chance to solidify or perhaps even reconsider their intentions about which candidate they will select to represent them in Congress this election day. More » |
Effort launched to memorialize black activist David WalkerLoretta Williams didn't learn about David Walker in her history book. Like many African Americans in the 1950s in Boston, she learned about the 19th century black power advocate through community events organized by Anna Bobbit Gardner, the state-appointed head of Negro History Week. More » |
Menino: Not done pushing for school reformThere is a lot of conversation about teachers unions and contract negotiations -- from political posturing to the strike in Chicago. I can imagine how difficult it is to separate the substance from the noise. More » |
UMass affordable choice for state residents, report saysTuition and fees at the University of Massachusetts are on average a much smaller percentage of median family income than they are at the state's private universities and other New England public universities, according to a new report released last week by University of Massachusetts President Robert L. Caret. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Report highlights minority barriers to higher educationAccording to the recently released, congressionally mandated report, "Higher Education: Gaps In Access and Persistence Study," a myriad of socio-economic factors -- persistent poverty and lack of resources and access to educational support systems -- continue to hinder the rate at which minorities enter higher education. More » |
