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MCLA Launches Institute of Arts and Humanities

By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:00PM / Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Professor Lisa Donovan, director other institute, center, speaks with attendees before symposium begins. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is partnering with the area's myriad cultural entities to further its mission as an inclusive educational institution. The college launched its new Institute for Arts and Humanities on Wednesday morning with a three-day conference on diversity, equity and inclusion that included an address that night by activist and commentator Nikki Giovanni and a lunchtime talk by Mathew Knowles, father of Beyonce, on Thursday. The institute was made possible by a three-year $360,000 grant from The

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Mount Greylock School District Seeks Williamstown Resident to Fill Vacant Committee Seat

By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:01AM / Tuesday, June 11, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District has a vacancy on its School Committee and less than a month to fill the position. School Committee Vice Chairman Dan Caplinger informed the Williamstown Select Board on Monday that Joe Bergeron, one of four Williamstown residents on and chairman of the seven-person committee, has resigned. The committee is seeking applicants for another Williamstown resident to fill out the remainder of Bergeron's term, which expires with the November 2020 biennial election. The regional agreement that binds Williamstown and Lanesborough, last approved by the voters two years ago, spells out the procedure for

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Miss Hall's School Graduates 47 Students

02:18PM / Monday, June 10, 2019

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Forty-seven students, including 14 from Berkshire County and nearby communities, graduated on Sunday, June 2, during Miss Hall's School's 121st commencement. Ceremonies took place under a large tent on the front lawn of the school's Holmes Road campus. Kristina Delgado, a social impact strategist and the founder of Hearts on Fleek, a social change consultancy, as well as a member of the class of 2009, delivered the address. Among the graduates were the following local students: Charlotte Adelson, of Lee; Elizabeth Cachat, Dalton; Samantha Elliott, Pittsfield; Trudy Fadding, Glendale; Haylee Gleason, Pittsfield; Emily Grady, Pittsfield;

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Mount Greylock Grads Told to 'Make Change Happen'

By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:44PM / Saturday, June 08, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Initially divided, now unified yet diverse, the Mount Greylock Regional School class of 2019 was graduated Saturday morning and given one last reminder of how "unspecial" it truly is. "Because of the stigma around everyone receiving a trophy, calling any group of people unique or special these days is admittedly risky," class speaker Adam Cohen told his fellow grads. "So in response to the people itching to inform me that we aren't that special, I know. In a country of roughly 300 million people, the attributes our class developed likely applies to dozens of other graduating classes. "But there are thousands

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Mount Greylock Regional Names 2019 Graduation Speakers

02:00PM / Friday, June 07, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Adam Cohen and Clare Sheedy have been selected to address the class of 2019 at the Mount Greylock Regional School graduation ceremonies at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, in the school gymnasium. This will be the first graduation to be held in the new school building. Cohen, son of Richard Cohen and Cheryl Sacks of Lanesborough, was chosen by his peers to speak He is a National Merit Scholar Commended student and has been a member of both the lacrosse and wrestling teams. A member of the peer team and Big Sibling program, he mentored younger students and educated them on good health practices. He was a three-year member

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McCann Tech Class of 2019 Holds 'Golden Key' to Unlock Future

By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
09:38PM / Wednesday, June 05, 2019

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Technical School's class of 2019 is filled with firsts and achievements: state vocational championships in baseball and softball, the first individual gold medal for carpentry in SkillsUSA, gold for 3D animation. The first student in 30 years to win a state Herter Memorial Scholarship. Second place in TIG welding from among 75 competitors from all over New England. And the best youth oxen driver at the 2017 Cummington Fair. Not to mention all the other gold, silver and bronze medals in business and skills competitions, scholarships and awards. "They go on and on and I could list many, many more and if I left you out

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Williams Prof: We Can Learn from Public School Teachers

By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:43AM / Wednesday, June 05, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College English professor Bernie Rhie's audience last week was a roomful of public school teachers, administrators and school committee members. But his message was for his colleagues in academia. "We are really good at what we do: scholarship, teaching scholarship, teaching knowledge," Rhie said. "My colleagues and I are not necessarily good at some of the other things I think our students need, which is working with pain, grief, sorrow, working with feelings of alienation, working with the heart. "What I'd like to see Williams do in the coming years … is go deeper and go deeper

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Local Students Earn Williams College Degrees

02:03PM / Sunday, June 02, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College President Maud S. Mandel today conferred bachelor of arts degrees to local graduates at the college's 230th commencement. Mary-Claire King, an award-winning geneticist at the University of Washington who first discovered the breast and ovarian cancer gene, was the principal speaker.

Jonathan R. Hall, son of Mrs. Allison Hall and Mr. Brian Hall of Rockville Centre, N.Y., majored in chemistry and mathematics. Hall was the president of the Williams Outing Club and a Junior Advisor. He graduated with honors in chemistry, was a Fulbright Scholar, a Class of 1960s Scholar in Chemistry, Roche Fellowship recipient, Class of 1945 World

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Williams College Grads Gear Up for 'Everything Change'

By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:25PM / Sunday, June 02, 2019

Geneticist Mary-Claire King tells the graduates not to narrow their focus but rather become immersed in society to use their abilities better. See more photos of the event here. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On the day that brings one of the biggest changes to any individual's live, Williams College graduates Sunday were reminded that the biggest changes are yet to come. And they're inevitable. And they're inescapable. "Author and environmental activist Margaret Atwood wisely said that 'climate change' should be called 'everything change,' " Williams' Phi Beta Kappa speaker Ari R. Ball-Burack told his fellow members of

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BArT Graduates Told to Keep Trying

By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:13PM / Saturday, June 01, 2019

ADAMS, Mass. — In a graduation ceremony typically filled with pop culture references, charter school teacher Stephanie Watroba decided to turn one iconic movie moment on its head. Its green, wrinkly head. "A wise man once said ... it was Yoda," Watroba said, drawing a laugh at the reference to the Star Wars character. "A wise man once said, 'Do or do not. There is no try.' "I don't know what that means. "Try, please. Try all the time. Try all the things. Try new things. Try old things. Try trying things. Try trying not to try things. Let me know how that one goes. That one sounds interesting." Watroba was the

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