(Photo courtesy of The Times) “Trump giving Elon Musk leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency” Collin Gallagher Connector Staff Elon Musk, known for his work in space travel with SpaceX, electric cars with Tesla, and the social media app X (formerly Twitter), has taken on a new challenge, The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).…
Trump follows through on his promise to attack universities on DEI
(Photo courtesy of NPR) “Trump signing an executive order to end all DEI programs and policies” Tristin Henson Connector Staff Trump signed an executive order that stated diversity, equity, and inclusion policies for recipients of federal grants would end. This executive order caused concern not only among individual students at colleges that received those federal…
The race for diversity and acceptance on campus
Michaela Goss Connector Editor Both students and faculty said that UMass Lowell needs to take more steps to promote racial diversity and acceptance throughout the campus for both American-born and international students. The UMass Lowell community includes members from many diverse backgrounds, and some said this University has helped them feel accepted. Yet other students…