President Mary K. Grant

President Grant is an extraordinary leader with an eye toward the future of the College, its students, Berkshire County and the Commonwealth.
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Community Collaboration

MCLA is the lead partner in the Berkshire Compact for Education, regarded as a model for collaboration across the county. The Compact's initial goal is to significantly increase county residents' aspirations for and access to higher education.

Other initiatives started under President Grant's direction include the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center (BCRC), which provides professional development training, resources, and support to the artists, art managers, and creative workers of Berkshire County through MCLA's Gallery 51 and the Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP). President Grant also secured federal funding to establish the Berkshire Environmental Resource Center (BERC), which promotes environmental awareness and preservation.

Our Campus and Beyond

Thanks to a monumental effort by President Grant, MCLA made the case for the Center for Science and Innovation. $54.5 million was allocated for the Center in Governor Deval Patrick's 2008 capital bond bill for higher education. Work on the project began with a feasibility project in Fiscal Year 2010, culminating in a site designation announcement in October 2010 and groundbreaking in October 2011.

The Center for Science and Innovation represents the single-largest investment in public higher education in Berkshire County.

Massachusetts continues to be a world leader in biotechnology and the life sciences, and the Center's academic resources will prepare students to enter these fields. The Center will also be a resource for K-12 educators and students in the region, and for the Berkshire Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Pipeline Network by making labs, classrooms, and other resources available to the community.