Press Releases

01/30/2012
Integration of Art and Community Will Be The Spotlight for "Tricks of the Trade" Feb. 7-9
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) Berkshire Cultural Resource Center announces that its "Tricks of the Trade" series for the month of February will focus on "Integration of Art and Community," in particular the relationship between local politics, the arts and the larger community. read more

01/27/2012
Author, Playwright, Community Leader and Professor of Experimental Learning to Speak at MCLA's Annual Leadership Conference
College students from across the region will gather at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) on Saturday, Feb. 4, to gain leadership skills at the campus' 17th Annual Student Leadership Conference in the Amsler Campus Center's Venable Gymnasium, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m read more

01/26/2012
MCLA to Present 7th Annual Blues and Funk Festival
On Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, the Seventh Annual MCLA Blues and Funk Festival will bring two nights of "soul-pumping music," featuring the Berkshires' own Misty Blues and rising international star Blitz the Ambassador. read more

01/25/2012
MCLA 'Green Living' Seminar on Medical Plant Conservation
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) Green Living Seminar Series will offer a lecture on "Medicinal Plant Conservation" by Dr. Emily Mooney, assistant professor of biology at MCLA, on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in Murdock Hall room 218 read more

01/24/2012
MCLA's Freel Library Receives Grant for "Films on Demand"
The Freel Library at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) recently was awarded a $5,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Academic Library Incentive grant. The award will go toward the cost of a subscription to "Films on Demand" and bring documentary filmmakers to campus to discuss their work. read more

01/24/2012
MCLA Green Living Seminar Begins Thursday, January 26
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) spring semester Green Living Seminar Series will begin with a presentation on "Biodiversity and Conservation in New York State Parks," by George Robinson, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Albany. read more

01/09/2012
MCLA Students Collaborate with Pure Vision Arts for Upcoming MCLA Gallery 51 Exhibit
In collaboration with Pure Vision Arts of Manhattan, N.Y., arts management students at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will present an exhibit, "Visions from the Edge: The Artists of Pure Vision," in MCLA Gallery 51, beginning Jan. 26. read more

01/09/2012
Division of Capital Asset Management Awards $120,000 to MCLA
As the result of an energy study conducted for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) by the state's Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) the College has been awarded $120,000 to complete a feasibility study. read more

01/09/2012
MCLA and BCC Awarded Davis Foundation Grant
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and Berkshire Community College (BCC) have been awarded a grant from the state's Board of Higher Education under the Advancing a Massachusetts Culture of Assessment (AMCOA) project, funded by a Davis Educational Foundation grant. read more

01/09/2012
MCLA Hosts Berkshire Compact Aspirations Committee Initiative 8th Grade Career Fair
The Berkshire Compact Aspirations Committee Initiative will present an 8th grade career fair at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) for students from northern Berkshire high schools on Wednesday, Jan.11. read more