Alumni in the News
News FeatureJuly 5, 2016Three BSU alumni have been in the news as of late. Today, WBUR, Boston’s National Public Radio affiliate, profiled Sally Snowman,’76, who cares for the oldest lighthouse in the...
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Justice, at Home and Abroad
News FeatureJuly 7, 2016The contingent of visiting fellows on campus for six weeks as part of President Obama’s Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders spent part of Wednesday afternoon...
View ArticleFaculty Member Appointed as Congressional Fellow
News FeatureJuly 13, 2016Dr. Emily M. Douglas has spent much of her academic career studying ways to promote the well being of children and families, including how to reduce deaths from child abuse and...
View ArticleGreat Debate
News FeatureJuly 14, 2016The Mandela fellows have discussed many different issues since coming to Bridgewater. Thursday, when former Congressman Barney Frank addressed the group, his topic provoked the...
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Retired Faculty Member Honored
News FeatureJuly 19, 2016Nearly 300 people came together recently to pay tribute to Professor Emeritus Michael Kryzanek, who retired last fall after 42 years at Bridgewater. Many paid tribute to the...
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Chinese Students Conclude Summer Program
News FeatureJuly 22, 2016Eleven students from Shanghai Normal University will soon be wrapping up their time as part of the English Language and Culture Summer Program. Thursday afternoon they...
View ArticleBlue Bonds: Bridgewater's connection to Dallas Police runs deep
Lt. Matthew Rushton was one of four BSU police officers who traveled to Texas to attend memorial services for Dallas police officers who lost their lives during a protest on July 7th.Read the full...
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A Bridge to New Friends
News FeatureJuly 26, 2016Nine visitors from the Red Cloud Indian School, which is located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, recently had an audience with President Frederick W. Clark Jr....
View ArticleOn Mandela Day, Young African Leaders studying at BSU to visit Beacon Hill
Fellows with President Obama's Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders will meet with Massachusetts state leaders on Mandela Day.Read more in the Boston Globe article.Date: Friday, July...
View ArticleMandela Fellows meet with Whitey Bulger judge at Bridgewater State University
Senior U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark Wolf, known for his work in the Whitey Bulger case, spoke with Mandela Fellows at BSU.Read more in The Enterprise article.Date: Thursday, July 7, 2016
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Celebrating a Journey Completed
News FeatureAugust 1, 2016After six weeks on campus, the Mandela Fellows have moved on to the next phase of their journey – Washington, D.C., and a meeting with President Obama. Before leaving, the 25...
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Sorority Earns Three National Awards
News FeatureAugust 3, 2016Alpha Sigma Tau’s Epsilon Sigma Chapter at Bridgewater State University was recently honored with three national awards of excellence by the sorority. The awards were...
View ArticleMandela Fellows Meet Obama
News FeatureAugust 4, 2016A thousand Mandela Washington Fellows, many dressed in their traditional clothing, welcomed President Barack Obama today with a stirring rendition of ‘Happy Birthday.’ Among...
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Bridge Partnership Hits Milestone
News FeatureAugust 5, 2016Five years ago, when Talyah Gonsalves received a school flier about BSU’s new Bridge Partnership Program she tossed it in the trash. “I didn’t want to be away from home,” the...
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‘Bears’ Run for Good Cause
News FeatureAugust 10, 2016Each summer, the Falmouth Road Race is one of the premiere athletic events in New England. Once again, members of the BSU community will be running its seven miles for a good...
View ArticleSigns of the Times
News FeatureAugust 11, 2016Among the campus changes put in place during summer break are two new LED message display screens. The screens are positioned at each end of the pedestrian underpass that...
View ArticleCASE Marks Record Year
News FeatureAugust 16, 2016The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education saw more than 20,000 participants through its various programs in 2015. That’s a new high for the center, which provides...
View ArticleICEI Receives Additional Funding
News FeatureAugust 18, 2016The Baker-Polito administration today released over $1.1 million in grant funding aimed at developing Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment programs at 12 Massachusetts public...
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High Placement
News FeatureAugust 24, 2016A statewide survey of first-year students, based on the higher-education institutions they chose to attend, found that Bridgewater State University had the second largest...
View ArticleRide Along
News FeatureSeptember 2, 2016On Mother’s Day in 1961, two busloads of Freedom Riders on a mission to oppose racial segregation in the Deep South were brutally beaten by mobs in Alabama. One of the...
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