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View Comments UNION (Union) – Members of Kean University’s Class of 2021 marched into Alumni Stadium on Wednesday for the first of 10 in-person commencement ceremonies taking place this week. Celebrating their achievements amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet told graduates that they are truly are an exceptional group. Despite all of the disruptions caused by the global pandemic, we are here together today, and we have so much to celebrate, Repollet said. We are forever changed by this experience. But no matter how much our world changed around us, we made our way through together. Kean’s 2021 graduating class of 3,748 is composed of 3,003 undergraduates and 745 graduate students. ....
After successful fall season, Makers and Art Market in Shelburne Falls returns for spring event Artist Jeremy Sinkus pictured in his glasswork studio in The Mill at Shelburne Falls. Contributed Photo/Ben Barnhart Sculptural gourd and watercolor artist Emily Gopen works in her studio in The Mill at Shelburne Falls. Contributed Photo/Ben Barnhart Sculptural gourd and watercolor artist Emily Gopen works in her studio in The Mill at Shelburne Falls. Contributed Photo/Ben Barnhart Staff Report Published: 5/7/2021 3:20:20 PM SHELBURNE FALLS After a successful fall 2020 season, the outdoor Makers and Art Market located at The Mill at Shelburne Falls will return on Saturday, May 15. ....
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a multitude of preexisting problems. In California, the standardized testing debate is one of them. For years, educators, researchers and students alike have pointed out several major flaws of the SAT and ACT as a part of the college admissions process. Many argue that despite efforts to create more equitable testing, standardized tests still do not measure intelligence or academic ability and that the test is biased, such as that it tends to put students of color, students from low-income families and disabled students at a disadvantage. “I don’t think those tests tell you a ton about whether [a student] is going to be successful or not,” guidance specialist Lindsey Gonzalez said. ....