Hampshire College to Close Permanently at Year’s End
Hampshire College President Jennifer Chrilser announced this morning (3/14/26) that the Hampshire College Board of...
Higher education
Opinion: The UMass Death Spiral
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. As a retired professor with 35...
It’s Not Too Late to Save Hampshire College. Here’s Why
Hampshire College is facing problems in part because sensationalist news articles paint an erroneously hopeless...
There’s a Budget Surplus at UMass. But Austerity Provides A Pretense to Cut Unfavored Programs.
A new report from UMass Amherst Associate Professor of History Kevin Young critiques UMass Amherst’s...
Councilors Raise Concerns About Conservation Commission Appointment Process
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, October 20, 2025 This was a...
Opinion: Hampshire at the Crossroads, Part 2: Hampshire Needs to Rethink Higher Ed Again?
Hampshire College is in the midst of a presidential search. After impressive enrollment growth since...
Opinion: Factories of Leftist Ideology?
The following column appeared originally in the Amherst Bulletin. Among the most unscrupulous lies repeated...
Ask Perplexity AI: What Risks Does the Demographic Cliff Pose to College Towns?
This column from Ira Bryck is part of a new series entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”....
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Dear Reader, Last week was a busy week at the Indy. Indy Readership ExpandingLast week,...
UMass Poll Finds Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
Source: UMass News & Media The Latest UMass Poll also Found a Softening of Confidence...
UMass Faculty Senate Adopts Mutual Defense Compact
The Faculty Senate passed, at their April 10 meeting, a Resolution To Establish Mutual Academic...
Lecture: How Can Universities Navigate the Current Moment
Source: UMass News and Media Robert Shibley, special counsel for campus advocacy at the Foundation...