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In the online edition of the NYTimes, several scholars debate the value of humanities courses and degree programs in higher education. The discussion was sparked by the termination of a French language degree program at a NY state university. Get the NYT is you appreciate the range of coverage in the…
Read More »Read about what’s new and what’s coming up at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell in this online report from the Eagle-Tribune downriver.
Read More »Economist Robert H. Frank writing in the NYTimes yesterday tackled the politically sensitive issue of income inequality and described what’s been happening the past 30 years—and the impact of it. Read his analysis here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the writing. During the three decades after World War II,…
Read More »According to the Boston Herald – the State House News Service asked U. S. Representative Michael Capuano about his plans to run for the U. S. Senate seat now held by Scott Brown when it comes open again in 2012. Capuano who is the only Massachusetts Rep running unopposed by the GOP or…
Read More »The Nashua Telegram reported yesterday that the Greater Hudson (NH) Chamber of Commerce is disassociating itself from the US Chamber of Commerce because of the intensely partisan political role taken by the US Chamber this election season. As anyone who watches TV can attest, the US Chamber of Commerce is…
Read More »On March 22, 1967, A Company, 1-8 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division was ambushed by an enemy force three-times it size while on patrol deep in a Vietnamese jungle. Many died and were wounded in the initial onslaught, but many more survived thanks to the heroism and leadership of the company‘s…
Read More »in the SUN yesterday, Jennifer Myers reported that UMass Lowell received a $614,691 NASA grant to promote the study of climate change. The grant was announced by US Rep. Niki Tsongas at a climate-change forum on campus Friday. Read the article here, and subscribe to the SUN if you appreciate the reporting.
Read More »Also in the Globe today is an article by Rob Gavin (former SUN reporter) about MIT putting its brain power behind the goal of improving the manufacturing sector in the US. If you value the reporting, buy the Globe.
Read More »An editorial in today’s Boston Globe caught my eye because I’ve been to Salem with my family recently. While the over-the-top celebration of Halloween each October sets Salem apart and the city does a fair job telling the disturbing story of its witchcraft episode in the 17th century, the Globe…
Read More »TV and film actress Barbara Billingsley passed away today. She was known to my generation as Mrs. Cleaver, the television mom of lead actor Jerry Mathers in “Leave It to Beaver.” She was 94 years old. Read the Associated Press bulletin from boston.com here. The cast of “Leave It to Beaver.” From left,…
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