Author Nel Noddings to speak at MCLA

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Author Nel Noddings

American feminist, educator, and philosopher Nel Noddings, Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University, will speak at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Thursday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., on the upper deck of the Amsler Campus Center, as part of Leadership Academy, a program of MCLAâ€™s Graduate Studies in Education. The event is free and open to the public. Noddings, who is known for her work in philosophy of education, educational theory, and ethics of care, will return to MCLA to speak on Tuesday, July 17, during the second session of Leadership Academy. Participants in this summerâ€™s Leadership Academy at MCLA will read Noddingâ€™s latest book, â€œCritical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach,â€ which focuses upon the critical thinking skills that high school teachers should encourage in students. The author of 14 books, Noddings received a Bachelorâ€™s degree in mathematics and physical science from Montclair State College in New Jersey, a Masterâ€™s degree in mathematics from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in education from Stanford University. She spent 23 years as an elementary and high school mathematics teacher and school administrator before earning her doctorate and beginning work as an academic. In 1977, she because a member of the Stanford faculty. While at Stanford, she received awards for teaching excellence in 1981, 1982 and 1997, and was the associate dean or acting dean of the School of Education for four years. After leaving Stanford University, Noddings held positions at Columbia University and Colgate University, and in 2002-2003 she held the John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education at Eastern Michigan University. In addition to her books, Noddings is the author of some 200 articles and chapters on a variety of topics, ranging from the ethics of care to mathematical problem solving. Her latest books are â€œStarting at Home: Caring and Social Policy,â€ â€œEducating Moral People: A Caring Alternative to to Character Educationâ€ and â€œHappiness and Education.â€ The Noddings lectures will be presented in part through the generosity of the Mervin Wineberg Memorial Endowment. For more information, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning, (413) 662-5543, or go to www.mcla.edu .

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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires

11:52AM / Friday, December 26, 2025

Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.

The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.

Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.

Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.

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