EDITOR’S LETTER
byAugust is a funny month, isn’t it? For many of us, it’s the last call for summer vacation. But it’s also “the most wonderful…
August 2021
Area colleges take up the ‘Covid Challenge’
byTo get young people vaccinated, the White House and the U.S. Department of Education have asked colleges and universities across the country to sign up for the Covid-19 College Vaccine Challenge. Many in Connecticut and New York have answered the call.
Singing the praises of community college
byFew are better equipped for the current spotlight shining on community colleges than Belinda S. Miles, president of Westchester Community College, the largest college in the county and the State University of New York (SUNY)’s first federally designated Hispanic Serving institution.
Riding to success
byTen years ago, college executive John J. Petillo promised to take Sacred Heart University on a ride as its new president. Even through Covid, he’s kept the school going “full steam ahead.”
Thomas W. Philip, head of school, Brunswick School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Michael Schultz, principal, The Chapel School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Michael C. Wirtz, head of school, Hackley School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
William J. Knauer, head of school, The Harvey School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Brother Thomas R. Leto, president, Iona Preparatory School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Carol Maoz, Interim head of school, King School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Anna E. Parra, president, Maria Regina High School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Laura Danforth, head of school, The Masters School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Scott Alan Nelson, Rye Country Day School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Margaret C. Frazier, Sacred Heart Greenwich
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Colleen Pettus, head of school, School of the Holy Child
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
William W. Taylor, Trinity-Pawling School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Colleen Melnyk, president, The Ursuline School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Beth Sugerman, Norwalk head of school, Winston Preparatory School
byLocal heads of school in Westchester, Fairfield and Dutchess counties talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, inspiration, superpowers, what makes them smile and – in one case – the benefits of dogs on campus.
Polling the business community
byThe new Pace Business Poll aims to be to local businesses what the Marist Poll is to politics.
Leveling the playing field for Hispanic students
byLatino U College Access (LUCA) helps high-achieving but underserved Latino students from Hispanic-majority high schools in Elmsford, Ossining, Sleepy Hollow and White Plains attain the dream of becoming the first in their families to graduate from college.