Public Comment: CRESS Must Remain an Alternative to the Police
The following public comment was made at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...
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Opinion: How and Why the Ad Hoc Caucuses Showed Up in Amherst
Last April individuals began showing up at Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) meetings, asking for...
African Heritage Reparations Assembly Issues Final Report
Source: African Heritage Reparations Assembly Fulfilling its obligation as a Town Committee established by the...
UMass Chancellor Reyes Speaks at White House about Strategies to Increase Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education
Source: UMass News & Media UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes was a featured speaker at...
The Cure For Hate: Preventing Violent Extremism in Our Schools and Beyond
Source: The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding’s BRAVE Schools project will...
Opinion: With The Crisis in The Amherst Schools, The Listening Must Go Both Ways
Two recent opinion pieces in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin about the ongoing...
In Memoriam: Demetria “Dee” Shabazz
Demetria “Dee” Shabazz died from cancer on September 11, 2023. We share below six tributes...
Little of Title IX Report Expected to be Shared with Public
Report On The Meeting of the Regional, Pelham, and Union 26 School Committees, September 19,...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: Toward a Better Understanding of Official Fragility in Amherst
Indy Rewind: The following column by Michael Burkart first appeared in the Indy on September...
Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission
I was first exposed to Language! Live when upon my return home from work last...
Hampshire College Offers A New Home For New College Of Florida Refugees
Source: hampshire.edu When conservative leaders took over Florida’s only public liberal arts institution, Hampshire College...
Opinion: Jewish High Holy Days Call On Us To Inventory Our Words And Actions
For those who were/are following the crisis in the Amherst Regional Public School district from...