MCLA's Dual Enrollment, Early College Programs Reach Over 320 Students| 12:59PM / Sunday, October 26, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) is making higher education more accessible and affordable for regional students through expanded Dual Enrollment and Early College programs that have saved families more than $880,632 to date. The college's two-pronged approach connects students with college-level coursework earlier in their academic careers while significantly reducing the financial burden of higher education. Between this summer and fall, more than 150 students have taken their first college course, earning 450 credits at a savings of $218,700 to families through MCLA's Dual Enrollment program, which has expanded outreach across the >> Read More |
Greylock School Project Passes ConCom, Preps for Planning Board By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Friday, October 24, 2025 | |
The School Building Committee opted to go with the post sign, but asked for changes to the font and graphics. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School Project has passed one of two local permitting authorities in preparation for bidding documents to be released Nov. 17. The Conservation Commission gave the OK for the $65 million project on Tuesday. "We're targeting a completion date for the documentation on Nov. 17," Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio told the School Building Committee meeting just before the Conservation Commission. "The real reason that's later than we had anticipated is because of the local review meetings ... We have >> Read More |
MCLA 'Groundbreaking' Kicks Off Construction of Kleefeld Arts CenterBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Thursday, October 23, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — College officials say the planned Campagna Kleefeld Center for Creativity in the Arts will have a transformative effect on Massachusetts College of Liberal Art. The center, funded in large part by California artist and writer Carolyn Kleefeld, will stand at the corner of Church and Porter Street and across from the college's Church Street Center. "This has been a three-year collaborative effort among people who love art, love MCLA and who love the enduring promise of creativity and innovation as a foundation to advancing the best of society and liberal arts education," said President Jamie Birge at Wednesday's >> Read More |
Clarksburg Officials Ponder Independence From School UnionBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:55AM / Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board is questioning how equitable the Northern Berkshire School Union is in terms of costs and representation. The town covers 54 percent of the administrative costs for the union but has the same votes as the other four school districts and, in some cases, may pay more in terms of services for certain positions. "Is there a benefit if we did explore independence?" asked Select Board member Colton Andrews at the most recent School Committee meeting. "We're kind of at a crossroads, and every year it's this financial back and forth ... "I think to an extent, to either quiet some of the >> Read More |
MCLA to Host 8th Annual Day of Dialogue| 11:52AM / Thursday, October 16, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its 8th Annual Day of Dialogue on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. This campus-wide alternative day of education will suspend regular day classes to ensure full participation by students, faculty, and staff in meaningful conversations about insecurity and its impact on individuals, communities, and systems. This year's theme, "Unpacking Insecurity to Build a Shared Future," explores insecurity as a human experience that manifests in countless ways, from personal feelings of imposter syndrome to systemic forces that fuel competition, erode trust, and perpetuate scarcity mindsets in >> Read More |
Local Art Professor Recognized for Her Sustainable WorkBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:27PM / Sunday, October 12, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An art professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recently earned a reward for her work in book binding. Melanie Mowinski applied for the Guild of Bookworkers Mid-Career Award, a newly established award by the guild. The printmaker showcased her "Plunder Books," a sustainable artistic practice in which she takes trash and discarded items and recycles them into a story. She's also offered a course of the same name. She didn't believe she would get the award at first and had not planned to apply. But a friend of hers encouraged her to submit her work. "When I applied for it, I had a lot of imposter syndrome related
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Abbott Memorial Students Learn Fire Safety Through Burn Demonstration By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:03PM / Sunday, October 12, 2025 | |
Children were told to cover their faces as the smoke blew in their direction. Firefighters wanted the demonstration to be as real as possible. FLORIDA, Mass. — Students from Abbott Memorial School received an up-close lesson in fire safety Thursday during a field trip to the fire station, where they met with local firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and State Police for a live, hands-on demonstration. The Volunteer Fire Department has hosted the program for some years now. Current adult volunteer firefighters noted they attended the program themselves when they were in school, estimating the tradition has been running for over 35 years. "We have >> Read More |
MCLA Physics Department to Host U.S. Department of Energy Physicist| 03:59PM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Physics Department will welcome Dr. Brian Beckford, a nuclear and particle physicist with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of High Energy Physics, for a free public lecture on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121. This talk is funded by the American Institute of Physics Foundation's TEAM-UP Together EXCEL grant. In his talk, "The Road Less Traveled and My Path in Physics," Beckford will share both his research and his personal journey in science, from his immigrant childhood in Miami to conducting experiments in >> Read More |
MCLA's Environmental Lecture to Celebrate Center for Resourceful Living| 08:00AM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA's Fall 2025 Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture will be held at 7 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11, in MCLA's Murdock Hall, Room 218. This year's event will celebrate the creation of The Center for Resourceful Living (CRL), started 50 years ago by MCLA Professor Emeritus Lawrence H. Vadnais. The evening will feature the debut screening of filmmaker Sharon Wyrrick's documentary, "Did You Put Milk in the Bucket?: A Tribute to The Center for Resourceful Living." The filmmaker will be in attendance at the screening. This event coincides with "Scenes from The Center for Resourceful Living," >> Read More |
MCLA Alumni Foundation Recognizes Distinguished Alum By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:55PM / Tuesday, October 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two local educators were recognized on Saturday at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Alumni Awards. Gina Coleman and Annie Pecor earned their Master of Education degrees from MCLA in 2000 and 2009, respectively. Coleman, who earned her bachelor's degree from Williams College and doctoral degree in educational leadership and policy through the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, addressed the gathering in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation via video upon receiving the Outstanding Educator Emeritus Award. "MCLA served as the foundation of my development as an educational practitioner," said >> Read More |
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