The Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst reminds Ware students that they are eligible for the Charles P. McQuaid scholarship, which will cover approximately 70 percent of in-state tuition and fees. One new scholarship is awarded yearly for incoming students from Ware and its surrounding communities.

The University Without Walls program at UMass Amherst will host a reception on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the UMass Center in Downtown Springfield to announce the establishment of a scholarship in honor of Ruth B. Loving, a UWW alumna and leader of the civil rights movement in Springfield.

The College of Nursing at UMass Amherst celebrated its 65th anniversary Sept. 28 with a dinner attended by about 150 alumni, current and retired faculty, students, staff and friends of the college.