Education

Degree of Difference

Maybe it’s the time of year – the decennial census  and all those college and university graduations and commencements – that makes this issue pop-up now. There are statistics currently available  from the new census data about the states having the highest number of college degrees for those adults between the…

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The ground breaking for the new Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center at Umass Lowell took place on June 8. Many dignitaries took part in the event. This is a very informative video posted by the university showing highlights of the ceremony.

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‘Energy: The First Reality,’ Wrote Paul Tsongas

Concerning Marjorie’s latest post, here’s what Paul Tsongas wrote about energy in “The Road From Here: Liberalism and Realities in the 1980s,” published in 1981: “Oil is a finite, diminishing resource. These six words tell us almost everything. The preservation of America and the world requires that the facts be…

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Beck Back

Last week I saw and spoke to Jerry Beck on the sidewalk outside his home at the corner of Shattuck and Middle streets. I hadn’t seen Jerry for a while. He said he and his family are staying downtown and that he plans to open a gallery in the former…

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Kudos To Longmeadow Voters

The western Massachusetts town of  Longmeadow joined my own community of  Tewksbury as they supported a renovation/reconstruction project to upgrade a seriously dilapidated Longmeadow High School. After a long period of public discussion – some quite contentious – and an overwhelming vote of approval at a recent Town Meeting –…

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On the River

UMass Lowell this evening hosted a reception for the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees, whose members are in the city for one of their regular meetings. All the Chancellors of the UMass campuses and a variety of other members of the UMass Lowell community and a contingent of leaders…

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