(Photo courtesy of WikiHow) “Nearly every college class has some form of final test or assignment.” Qinglong Diep Connector Staff In most of the courses that students take at any higher education institution, including UMass Lowell, they are given a final assignment from a professor. This could be in the form of an exam, an…
Boston’s longstanding METCO program reflects decades of injustice in the city’s public schools
(Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity) The METCO program contributes to the isolation of many of the students that the program buses. Emily Teague Connector Editor Boston’s METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity) program was introduced in 1966 following the Brown v. Board of Education supreme court case to decrease segregation in…
DifferenceMaker program opens its annual competitions
Registration for the DifferenceMaker competitions is on Oct. 31. (Courtesy of UMass Lowell DifferenceMaker) Kelly Skelton Connector Staff The fifth year of the DifferenceMaker program is underway, with the beginning of the annual competition’s registration, open to all UMass Lowell students. Registration closes on Oct. 31 with a variety of contests inciting a renewed sense…
