Issues and Analyses: The Role Student Housing Plays in Communities
By Karen Black Editors’ note: The following article originally appeared in Shelterforce on 9/6/19. We reposted...
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Town Manager Report For August 23, 2021
Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council at...
Issues & Analysis: If We Build It Will They Come?
By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik This is Part 2 of a three-part series on...
Town Manager Report For May 3, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Letter: Town Must Plan Now For The Coming Decline In College Enrollments
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 19,...
Town Manager Report For February 8, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
UMass, Amherst and Hampshire Colleges Post Promising COVID-19 Numbers
UMass, Amherst College, and Hampshire College have thus far managed to avoid the outbreaks of...
Town Manager Report For September 14, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Town Manager Report – August 31, 2020
Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council...
Letter: Second Thoughts On Vanderbilt’s Strict COVID-19 Policies
After including a copy Vanderbilt University’s strict disciplinary policies for enforcing student compliance with COVID-19...
Letter: Vanderbilt University Imposes Severe Sanctions For Student Violations Of COVID-19 Policies
I have just written to Representative Mindy Domb and State Senator Jo Comerford about Vanderbilt...
Letter: Student Parties Will Inevitably Produce A COVID-19 Surge In Amherst
I appreciate the measures our town’s colleges, university, and government have taken to lessen the...