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Guest Column: We Are Too Great to HateBy James F. Birge, Guest Column
01:56PM / Saturday, November 03, 2018 | |
 As the president of a public institution of higher education, I have the unique opportunity to hear from many voices of those who represent the next generation. It should come as no surprise that there are myriad concerns coming through in those voices about the state of our country. Between the Trump administration's seeking to restrict Title IX's definition of gender to "a person's status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth," bombs being sent to officials affiliated with the Democratic Party, and shooting violence fueled by the increasing volume of hateful, racist, anti-Semitic, and ideological propaganda 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional High School Teacher Wins $10,000 Kapteyn Prize| 01:38PM / Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced today that
Jeffrey Welch, a social studies teacher at Mount Greylock Regional High School, has been awarded the 10th annual James C. Kapteyn Prize for excellence in teaching. He will receive a $10,000 award for study or travel to enrich his teaching, and the school will receive a $2,000 grant in his name.
In his 21 years at Mount Greylock, Welch's teaching assignments have ranged from core world and U.S. history classes to topics in a wide variety of disciplines, including conversational Italian, psychology and introduction to the law. He has directed the spring musical since 2000 and has served as the
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BCC Honors Academic Achievement at Upcoming Convocation| 02:10PM / Friday, October 19, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College will recognize the academic achievements of 120 students during an Honors Convocation Program on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Each honored student ranks in the top 5 percent of the college with a grade point average of 3.75 or better in courses totaling at least 12 credits. Massachusetts Rebekah L. Baker, Alexandria T. Brandon, Michelle M. Briggs, Laurie A. McArthur, Kelsy M. Nixon, Cameron J. Winter
Tracy M. Stoddard
Emily M. Linendoll
Shannon M. Gwozdz, Michaela M. Larkin, Melissa L. Pantano, Lillian R. Sartorius, Kia Yang
Ramsey A. El Taieb
Stephanie J. Rogers
Shaina R. Benham, Deidre S. Brainerd, Oksana O. Dix, Jessie C. Downer,
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Lee Middle and High School Announces New National Honor Society Members| 11:08AM / Friday, October 19, 2018 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Lee Middle and High School conducted its annual induction ceremony for new members to the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society on Oct. 18.
After a rigorous selection process, in which prospective members are vetted by a faculty council based on criteria of scholarship, leadership, service and character, the following new members were inducted: Hailey E. Bartini, Brady S. Cook, Heather M. Dennis, Juliette J. Gagnon, Liana E. Hall, Zoe N. Hughes, Olivia H. Johnson, Suriana YS Lee, Emily M. Molino, Aliyah R. Noel, Jack T. Purcell, Taggart J. Roosa, Katy M. Schlaefer and Sierra B. Twing. 0 Comments
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Accreditors to Visit BCC's Nursing Program Wednesday, Public Meeting ScheduledBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:24AM / Friday, October 19, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — BCC's nursing program will be reviewed for accreditation during a site visit on Wednesday. The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing's review includes a public forum on the accreditation process. ACEN has a full day scheduled and has set aside 1:45 until 2:45 p.m. to hear from the public on any questions, opinions, or concerns about the program. "It is just an open conversation ... they look at stakeholders and the community is a stakeholder," said program adviser Ann Tierney. "They really want it to be a free-flowing conversation." Tierney said program officials won't even be on hand during the 0 Comments
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BCC Names Interim Director of NursingStaff Reports,
10:29AM / Friday, October 12, 2018 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Christine Martin is taking over as head of the nursing program at BCC. Berkshire Community College named Martin the interim director of nursing on Thursday. The appointment comes a month after former director Tochi Urbani resigned from the position in the midst of trouble with the program's accreditation. Martin is no stranger to the program. She has taught at the college since 1993 and has worked as a tenured Professor in the Practical Nursing Program as well as the Associate Degree Nursing Program, an Adjunct Clinical Nursing Faculty member, an instructor of the Bridge Course called LPN to RN Mobility, as a CPR Instructor, and as an 0 Comments
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Berkshire Education Task Force Developing Models for CollaborationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:13AM / Tuesday, October 09, 2018 | |
 LEE, Mass. — The Berkshire County Education Task Force has completed its initial mission of determining options for local schools facing difficult economic and academic futures. Now, it's hoping to offer pathways to school officials as they decide whether and how far to proceed toward the task force's solution of a single countywide school district. William Cameron, task force member and retired superintendent of the Central Berkshire Regional School District, presented the coalition's goals to the meeting of Region VI of the Massachusachusetts Association of School Committees last week. The task force last met on Sept. 22, he said, 0 Comments
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County School Officials Press Legislators on School Funding FormulaBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:52AM / Tuesday, October 02, 2018 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Local school officials pressed members of the Berkshire delegation to make education funding a priority in the coming legislative year. And the legislators urged them to keep up the pressure. "The pressure we feel at home can translate into action at the State House," said state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, explaining that when they speak with legislative leaders, "I can go and say this is the most important issue in Pittsfield." But while the Pittsfield representative is a firm believer in grassroots activism, she said the critical part of the equation is finding new revenue. "We're underfunding 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional Teachers End Job ActionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:20PM / Wednesday, September 26, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Mount Greylock Regional School District and its teachers union have reached an accord to end the job action that has limited extracurricular activities at the district's three schools.
Mount Greylock Superintendent Kimberley Grady late Wednesday morning sent an email to the Mount Greylock community announcing that, while contract negotiations continue, the teachers have agreed to end the job action that has affected students at Mount Greylock, Lanesborough Elementary and Williamstown Elementary.
"We understand that the negotiation continues to reach a final contractual agreement, but we are thankful that the parties were able to find common ground to
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Ground Broken For Berkshire Innovation CenterBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:30PM / Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | |
Gov. Charlie Baker helped break ground on the $13.7 million project. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shawna Axenroth and her daughter go hiking in the scenic Berkshire Hills and talk about the environment. They run science experiments in their kitchen. And they are both looking to pursue scientific careers. Axenroth is at Berkshire Community College and her daughter is just starting the first year of high school. They both want to live and work fruitful careers in the science field in their hometown. But the way it has been going in the region, there hasn't been much reason to be optimistic about that prospect. The population has been declining, particularly with the younger 0 Comments
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