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Top colleges come up short on community service

INTRO TEXT Like all freshmen involved in work-study programs at the College of the Holy Cross, Philip Colvin got his first assignment in Dining Services. Four times a week, he sat in front of a computer and tracked the eight-digit-identification-coded travels of jelly doughnuts and chocolate-chip cookies from the bakery to dining halls and conference […]

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iCommonWealthi grills the candidates

INTRO TEXT As Election Day approaches, most voters will see the candidates for governor in tightly structured settings, such as television commercials, formal debates, and staged photo-ops. But this summer the editors and publishers of CommonWealth put the gubernatorial candidates on the spot, asking them questions related to MassINC’s four initiatives: Economic Prosperity, Lifelong Learning, […]