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STCC hires vice president of advancement and external affairs
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community College has named its first ever vice president of advancement and external affairs. STCC President John B. Cook announced the appointment of Denise Hurst, of Springfield, in a campus-wide email on Nov. 7. Since 2009, Hurst has served as an elected member of the Springfield School Committee. She…
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Hartford Girls Rock! It Out with Ballerina Misty Copeland!
—-By Dwight Bachman, Public Relations Officer, Eastern Connecticut State University —- “Believe in yourself. It’s not possible for you to be someone else.” Ballerina Misty Copeland When highly-acclaimed ballerina Misty Copeland performs, audiences are in disbelief at her gymnastic-like acrobatics on her toes. She does the impossible. On Sunday, Sept. 23 at the Hartford Marriott…
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Northampton Jazz Festival Organizers Launch Student Education Program
Saxophonist Gary Smulyan to instruct JFK Middle School jazz bands on Oct. 29 and 30 NORTHAMPTON—Organizers of the 2018 Northampton Jazz Festival are teaming up with Northampton public schools to bring a professional musician to John F. Kennedy Middle School to work with students in the seventh and eighth grade jazz bands. Gary Smulyan, the…
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Poet Hoa Nguyen to Read at UMass Amherst Visiting Writers Series
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers presents a reading by poet Hoa Nguyen on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in Old Chapel. Born in the Mekong Delta and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Nguyen is the author of five books of poetry, including As Long As…
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WHAT A GREAT EVENT!
—-By Frederick A. Hurst—- We at Point of View were so pleased to present the second annual Emmett Till Award to “The Team on the Field” in honor of the late Springfield, Massachusetts police Lieutenant Robert L. Caulton who served honorably on the Springfield Police Department from 1964, at the height of the Civil Rights…
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Pregnancy is a Family Affair: Community Support in Maternal & Child Health
A community-centered approach to maternal health is more important than ever. Massachusetts continues to experience persistent disparities in maternal morbidity and infant outcomes, with families of color disproportionately affected (MA DPH, 2024). For many expectant mothers, particularly Black, Brown, and immigrant women, culturally grounded support systems play a crucial role in bridging gaps created by…
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