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Prof regrets bashing ‘white college males’
BOSTON — An incoming Boston University professor who called “white college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the university’s president said on Tuesday she regrets making the remarks. Black sociology professor Saida Grundy, who completed her doctorate at the University of Michigan last year, had declared on her now-private Twitter account that “white masculinity is THE problem for America’s colleges.” In other recent tweets, she said, “Deal …
Barney Frank brings lessons learned during 40-plus years in politics to Mount Holyoke College
SOUTH HADLEY — Former state and U.S. representative Barney Frank can name two reasons why he will not run for president in 2016. “I’m too old,” Frank, 75, told around 150 people in the Gamble Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College on Tuesday night. The other reason is more complicated. During his 40-plus-year career …
UVA dean sues Rolling Stone
RICHMOND, Va. — A University of Virginia associate dean sued Rolling Stone magazine on Tuesday for more than $7.5 million, saying a debunked and retracted account of an alleged gang rape on campus cast her as the “chief villain.” Nicole Eramo, the top administrator dealing with sexual assaults at the Charlottesville school, said the lengthy and graphic magazine piece about a student rape …
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As jury in Boston considers life or death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Northampton attorney David Hoose reflects on trying death penalty cases
Lane closed near Coolidge Bridge because of Interstate 91 work results in westbound traffic backing up into Hadley
Visiting artist helps Easthampton students re-create works of Picasso, Klee, Matisse, Van Gogh and Dubuffet
Aaron Stark of Deerfield sentenced to jail for vehicular homicide in 2013 that killed Montague woman
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‘Jon Stewart of Egypt’ eyes next project after teaching at Harvard
BOSTON — Bassem Youssef, the man dubbed the “Jon Stewart of Egypt,” is eyeing new projects after teaching students at Harvard University’s prestigious Kennedy School of Government how satire can disrupt the social and political order. It’s a …
Tufts students end hunger strike, say protests will continue
MEDFORD (AP) — Tufts University students have ended an almost weeklong hunger strike supporting janitors who face layoffs, but say they’ll continue to protest. The student Tufts Labor Coalition says Saturday the five-day strike ended to protect the health of the four people who had been fasting for …
University defends radio show’s silencing
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts is defending its decision that caused the “Focus” public affairs program to be taken off the air of the campus radio station May 3, observing that the potential for a lawsuit outweighed the free-speech implications. UMass spokesman Edward Blaguszewski said management’s option …
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tells UMass graduates science matters
AMHERST — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gave the University of Massachusetts Class of 2015 a clear endorsement of the importance of education in human affairs during his speech at the school’s 145th commencement Friday afternoon. “The most dangerous …
UMass radio station WMUA gets new adviser amid reported investigation