Student charges
going up 4.9% starting next fall
In-state undergraduates on the Amherst
campus will pay 4.9 percent more per semester next year than they
are paying for the current semester under a plan approved Wednesday
by the Board of Trustees.
Parents pleas
cant stop child care closing
Alarmed by the administration's plans
to shut down child care services, about 55 parents and union leaders
raised their concerns with interim Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams
during a Feb. 1 meeting in the Lincoln Campus Center.
Faculty concerns
to get airing
All faculty and librarians are being invited
by the Faculty Senate and the Massachusetts Society of Professors
to convene for a special two-hour discussion of common concerns
Thursday Feb. 21. The assembly is scheduled for 3-5 p.m. in the
Student Union Ballroom.
McLaughlin
named first Armstrong professor
Associate professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering David McLaughlin has been named the Armstrong Professional
Development Professor by President William M. Bulger, following
approval by the Board of Trustees at its meeting Wednesday at UMass
Dartmouth.
Bradley,
Geman appointed Distinguished Professors
Geoscientist Raymond Bradley and mathematician
Donald Geman were appointed Distinguished Professors on Wednesday
following approval by the Board of Trustees at its meeting at the
Dartmouth campus.
Legislator to
address senate
The Faculty Senate will hear a presentation
from state Rep. Stephen Kulik (D-Worthington) on "Massachusetts'
Fiscal Outlook and Prospects for Public Higher Education,"
at its Feb. 14 meeting.
Note to faculty
and students: Discuss absences from class
Faced with a steady stream of students
seeking notes explaining why they've missed classes, the Dean of
Students Office is appealing to faculty and undergraduates to review
the campus's policy regarding class absences.
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