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People of color who own small businesses in college towns say it's hard to sell to schools

by Kirk Carapezza
Aug 15, 2022
Smaller operations report barriers to entering the educational procurement market, a study shows, despite commitments to diversity.
Terryl Calloway runs a small graphics and printing firm in Boston, a short distance from many campuses, but he says it’s been challenging to attract them as customers.
Meredith Nierman / GBH News
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Massachusetts college eliminates loans and work requirements from student aid

by Kirk Carapezza
Jun 13, 2022
Might other private colleges follow Williams College's lead?
Daniela Corona stands outside the admissions building where she works as a tour guide at Williams College.
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Fast-Track Vaccines

Some college buildings are vaccination sites, but most faculty, students aren't eligible yet

by Kirk Carapezza
Feb 24, 2021
Distribution of vaccines on campuses has sparked debate about whether students and faculty should be getting the shots.
Taylor Davis, 61, teaches at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She said college professors should be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine once K-12 teachers are eligible. “I am more concerned about what an 18-year-old is going to do in their social time than I am a fifth grader,” she said.
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COVID-19

Liberal arts colleges look to career and tech education to bolster enrollment

by Kirk Carapezza
Feb 2, 2021
With the number of high school graduates expected to shrink in New England and a shortage of people in tech, colleges see an opportunity.
Claudia Cabrera, who is taking advanced manufacturing courses at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, says someday she wants to help make robots.
Meredith Nierman
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Should Massachusetts tax its wealthiest higher ed institutions to subsidize the cost for public college students?

by Kirk Carapezza
Nov 1, 2018
Universities with big endowments must start paying a new tax that passed as part of the GOP’s tax overhaul.
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Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates?

by Kirk Carapezza
Jul 10, 2015
Flexible degree programs should raise enrollment, analyst says.
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Learning Curve

How Comp-Sci went from fad to must-have major

by Kirk Carapezza
Jun 16, 2014
47 years ago , Joel Moses remembers having to defend computer science at MIT
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Could personal coaches help low-income students graduate?

by Kirk Carapezza
Jan 16, 2014
More than 100 college presidents will meet with President Obama to discuss ways to help low-income minority students graduate.
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Weather Economy

Vermonters still awaiting FEMA money

by Kirk Carapezza
Dec 31, 2012
More than a year after Hurricane Irene devastated much of Vermont, many homeowners are still waiting on federal relief money.
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Montpelier, Vermont, gets into the utility business

by Kirk Carapezza
Sep 10, 2012
The tiny capital of Montpelier will refurbish the wood-fired heating plant its uses for the State House, then sell excess heat to nearby buildings.
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