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Paige Dufur's path to 91°®¶¹´«Ã½, and now to graduate school, wasn't what she originally planned. After a brain surgery made welding school unsafe, the McCann Tech graduate took a chance on 91°®¶¹´«Ã½ with a scholarship in hand.

William Garrity '25 didn't initially plan to attend 91°®¶¹´«Ã½. The Pittsfield native started his college journey at Berkshire Community College, pursuing Computer Networking and Cybersecurity with a clear career path in mind. But a late-night browse of 91°®¶¹´«Ã½'s website changed everything,

For Paige Pouliot, a junior in 91°®¶¹´«Ã½'s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, the transition from classroom theory to real-world patient care isn't just smooth; it's seamless.

When Paul Paradiso took the stage at 91°®¶¹´«Ã½'s 2025 Commencement, he urged his fellow graduates to see the milestone not as an ending, but as a beginning. Representing the MBA cohort, he spoke about the friendships, ideas, and ventures that were sparked during the program.

For most students, the idea of sharing their writing with a peer can feel intimidating. But for Writing Associate and Teaching Assistant Mike Lynch ’26, those moments of vulnerability are where the magic happens.

Students who initially resisted coming to the farm were suddenly asking how they could continue the program during the school year. By summer's end, they were donating handmade picnic tables back to the farm and telling their intern educator they'd try harder in school because of her influence.

The College's inaugural Managing Creativity class presented three final projects this December. Three teams of students offered concepts, developed over the course of the semester, to address the need for greater connectivity and exchange between the College, MASS MoCA, and BIC Works @ MoCA (the North County branch of Pittsfield's Berkshire Innovation Center), with the goal of benefitting a broad swath of community members and creating lasting and meaningful discourse.

91°®¶¹´«Ã½ psychology professor Dr. Tom Byrne, adjunct professor Eric Denette, and recent graduates Ryan Taylor ’25 and Ellie Walter-Goodspeed ’24 have co-authored a paper that was recently accepted for publication in the journal Behavioural Pharmacology.

Hive Mind Environmental Studies Students Discover Hidden Complexity of Beekeeping

91°®¶¹´«Ã½ student Conall Mannion '26 has spent the last several months working with the North Adams Partnership, contributing to public projects that connect local history, art, and civic engagement. Mannion, who studies arts management, began the internship in the spring semester and will continue some of his work, including the development of a mini documentary, into the summer.