A local landlord said that she has been put in a tough situation after students who had signed lease agreements to live in one of her rental units were told that they had to live on campus.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Colleges plan for virus testing, but strategies vary widely
Schools try to reassure parents and students they can reopen safely, even if it means spending whatever it takes.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Bates College may house some students in area hotels
Lewiston college is scrambling to get ready for students’ return in a month to a transformed campus.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Construction on Arts Collaborative building in Waterville to begin this week
The $6.5 million project financed in part by Peter and Paula Lunder will break ground this week and is set to be completed in April 2021.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We know how to (relatively) safely reopen schools. Now we need the will, resources
Frequent testing will be critical to protecting the health of teachers, students and families.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College announces plan to bring students back to campus in August
The $10 million opening plan includes input from medical professionals, 50 faculty members and 10 task forces, and involves administering 85,000 tests for the coronavirus to students, faculty and staff in the fall semester.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The question white parents don’t face – ‘Why do they hate us?’
George Floyd’s murder traumatized my daughter. White Americans should stop ignoring the racist acts and attitudes that helped lead to it.
Posted inMaine
Colby graduates told not to seek or expect perfection
Colby College President David A. Greene addresses, virtually, 493 seniors Sunday in a “Celebration of the Class of 2020.”
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to semester’s end
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby’s final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College to hold virtual celebration of Class of 2020
Colby College in Waterville will host all virtual events, including a lecture Friday, awards ceremony Saturday and a celebration for seniors Sunday.