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UMass Dartmouth graduations postponed for second time

UMass Dartmouth is pushing back this year's graduation ceremony for the second time, the university announced Wednesday. The original May 2020 Commencement ceremonies were postponed to October 9 and 10, but will now take place some time next year...

School year to start remotely on September 15

The verdict is in: Dartmouth Public School students will start the school year with remote learning on September 15, with the possibility of moving to a hybrid plan later in the year. At a virtual meeting on August 10, the School Committee voted 4–1...

Dartmouth kids graduate at Voc-Tech’s in-person ceremony

Eighty-one teenagers from Dartmouth were among hundreds of students who finally celebrated their graduation from the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on Saturday — in person. Strict safety guidelines put in place to...

Officials create new diversity task force for public schools

Dartmouth Public Schools will form a new Equality and Diversity Committee to examine the controversial high school logo and other issues affecting underrepresented groups following a School Committee decision to set up the task force at a meeting on...

School officials home in on hybrid reopening plan

Dartmouth school officials are focusing on fleshing out a hybrid model with alternating days for reopening public schools this fall, as the August 10 deadline for submitting a comprehensive reopening plan to the state looms near. Superintendent Dr...

Acting leadership announced at UMass Dartmouth

There is a new acting leadership team at UMass Dartmouth, according to UMass President Marty Meehan. In a July 31 memo to students and faculty, Meehan appointed two university staff members — Vice Chancellor Mark Preble and Prof. Michael Goodman —...

In-person learning for Friends Academy this fall

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Friends Academy students are set to return to school full time on Sept. 8 — but their days will look very different, according to academy officials. Following an initial plan sent to parents last week, students and staff will be required to wear a...

Dartmouth High symbol once again under scrutiny

Dartmouth High School’s controversial Indian logo has once again come under scrutiny as officials, activists, and current and former students spoke out on the issue at a virtual meeting on July 28. The conversation comes as sports teams and brands...

Most fall sports cleared to start at DHS, but football uncertain

State officials have given most Dartmouth High School fall sports the go-ahead — except for football, cheerleading, and unified basketball, according to a tweet posted from the school’s official sports Twitter account on Monday evening. Field hockey...

UMass Dartmouth likely to ‘perish,’ according to new analysis

An analysis by a New York University professor has UMass Dartmouth listed as one of five Massachusetts colleges that are likely to “perish.” In a blog post , Prof. Scott Galloway built a quadrant-style breakdown of more than 400 U.S. colleges and...

Fall sports suspended, winter season delayed for UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth will not be holding a fall athletics season. The Little East Conference announced Tuesday it would not conduct regular season conference competitions or championships for fall sports during the fall 2020 semester. This affects six...

GNB Voc-Tech to hold socially distanced graduation August 8

GNB Voc-Tech will hold its Class of 2020 graduation ceremony on Saturday, August 8 after the event was approved by the New Bedford Board of Health, according to a statement from the school. Strict health and safety guidelines will be enforced for...

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