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04/16/2013
"In today's economy, a more flexible, cost effective solution to gaining a degree is in demand. Programs like the UMass Amherst University Without Walls (UWW) deliver the best of both worlds, allowing more people access to degrees, while not forcing them to put their professional careers...
04/16/2013
Full-time worker, hospice volunteer, and dog-lover, 34 year old Kelly Duval of Winchendon, MA juggles very busy work and school schedules. She is on track to finish a Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Human Services Advocacy. Her advisor is Karen Stevens.
Every non-traditional...
04/03/2013
Meet 33 year old Nantucket resident, duel U.S./French citizen and UMass Amherst UWW student Kai Hodge. Winner of a $1250 UWW Jeffrey C. Taylor Scholarship, Kai talks about being a first generation college student, keeping on top of her studies, and her goal of going on to graduate school. Her...
04/02/2013
Professor Mark O'Maley was a one of those kids who struggled in school. Dyslexic, he didn't think he was very smart, graduated from high school by the skin of his teeth and dropped out of college. But with the support of his parents and UWW he found his way back to school and excelled. At...
03/27/2013
Thinking about going back to school? eHow Mom offers tips to parents thinking of going back to school in an article called Back fo School: Classes for Adults which features UMass Amherst UWW Senior Lecturer and Chief Undergraduate Advisor Karen Stevens, EdD.
Here's an excerpt:...
03/21/2013
Ninety-three year old Dr. Ruth Stewart Loving, HMD, known as the mother of civil rights in Springfield, MA, has received a Standing on Her Shoulders Award from the Women's Fund of Massachusetts for over sixty years of leadership and activism. In 1987, at the age of 73, Ruth fulfilled her life...
03/21/2013
Meet 30 year old New York resident and UMass Amherst UWW student Ashley Dale. Winner of a $1250 UWW Jeffrey C. Taylor Scholarship, Ashley talks about fighting her way back, focusing on her studies and achieving her dreams. Her concentration: Human Rights Journalism. Her advisor: Lisa Fontes. ...
03/18/2013
As a winner of a $1250 scholarship from the Jeffrey C. Taylor Educational Opportunity Fund, 43 year old Juan Luis Rivera Huertas of Springfield, MA shared a little with us about his academic journey as a UWW student, how he balances school, work and family, and how this award has made it all a...
03/06/2013
After several years as a highly successful businessman, 51 year old Jay Novack discovered his true passion accidentally while volunteering as a substitute teacher. With the help of his advisor Karen Stevens, Jay has incorporated multiple education courses into his degree that have allowed him...
02/28/2013
We are honored to announce that on March 14 85 year old retired UMass Amherst faculty member Ruth Hooke received a Standing on her Shoulders Award from the Women's Fund of Massachusetts for her decades of leadership and activism. Here is an excerpt from a February 19 Daily Hampshire Gazette...
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