Education

Free our Children’s Potential, Not the Cash

John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: There are 310 school districts in Massachusetts. Only 12 do not offer full-day kindergarten. Chelmsford is one of the twelve. Meanwhile, one Chelmsford Selectman is proposing a tax…

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TEDx Coming to Lowell

I’m a big fan of TED Talks which are interesting talks by interesting people that arise out of a series of conferences held under the TED label (which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design). The conferences began in 1984 but lately videos of all of the presentations have been made freely…

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Opiate Abuse Awareness

State Representative Tom Golden has been out front and leading on public policy responses to the widespread opiate abuse that is claiming too many lives. In 2013,  his advocacy led to the re-opening of Tewksbury Hospital’s Alcohol and Drug Detoxification Center and working with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance he…

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“Is College Worth It” by John Edward

John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: Parents considering spending a quarter of a million dollars must wonder. Graduates saddled with debt must think about it. UMass Lowell just launched an advertising campaign based on…

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What Linda Biehl Learned from Nelson Mandela: A UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar Story

Linda Biehl of California was the first Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies at UMass Lowell in 2008. She was on campus and in the community for three weeks, meeting people, talking, sharing her remarkable, inspiring, and challenging story. Her daughter was a casualty in the sometime violent struggle to end…

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