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THE OTHER SIDE: Presidential immunity—or the lack thereof

On November 5, 2024, we will either throw away centuries of progress and revert to the unchecked impulses of a tyrant or re-embrace a commitment to the rule of law.

Bits & Bytes: David Davis and the Warrior River Boys at Dewey Hall; migration consortium; paper marbling demo; Mass Audubon volunteer day; Voyage at...

On Friday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bennington College will host a convening of its spring 2018 consortium on forced migration, displacement and education.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Cellblock Visions: Prison Art in America’; Lubchenco at Bennington College; ‘Russian and Soviet Film Music’ at the Mount; ‘QWERTY’ at Mixed...

In her lecture, Lubchenco will draw on her four years as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The saga of Elizabeth ‘Mumbet’ Freeman, first slave to win her freedom in Massachusetts, being filmed in Sheffield

"Mumbet" is the inspirational true story of a woman who could neither read nor write, but whose simple eloquence poses the question of America’s purpose better than anyone. Mumbet was the first enslaved African-American to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts

Bits & Bytes: JAMMS cultural immersion program; emergency response classes; Evie Shockley at Bennington College; rabies clinic; adult swim lessons

Music in Common has produced 45 JAMMS projects with diverse communities across the U.S. and Middle East that have brought together people of diverse faiths, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Love Triangles’ at the Mahaiwe; Jacob’s Pillow Fellowship; Berkshire Grown Spring Supper; Morgan Jerkins at Bennington College

Berkshire Grown's Spring Supper features the talents of chefs from around the world who have made their homes in the Berkshire region.

Dr. Rebecca Fiske, 61, of Richmond, professor at Simon’s Rock

She was a mentor to a great number of students, many of whom continued correspondence with her long after graduation.

Portrait of a writer: Loet Velmans’ ‘From P.O.W. to C.E.O’

“I was born a writer. I wrote in prison camp, and after the war I worked at a newspaper in Singapore. I’ve always written. I’ve never stopped writing.” -- Loet Velmans
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