GLOBE EDUCATION NEWS
High schools south of Boston catching up with head injuries
Steve Lenhardt remembers clearly when his son was knocked out during a drill at football practice this fall. (By Stephanie S. Daly, Globe Correspondent)
UMass Boston expansion forces neighbors to rethink plan for area
For nearly two years, city planners and community leaders brainstormed, huddled with developers, and drew up blueprints for a new Columbia Point. They imagined a bustling cluster of shops and restaurants, homes and offices, all just a short walk to the water and the JFK train station. (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
US agency investigates possible gender bias at colleges
A federal civil rights agency investigating possible gender discrimination in college admissions will subpoena data from more than a dozen mid-Atlantic universities, officials said yesterday. (By Kathy Matheson, Associated Press)
BU website embellished biography of opera director
By many measures, Sharon Daniels is a star at Boston University. She heads the school’s Opera Institute and is one of the most prominent voice instructors and stage directors in the city. The New England Opera Club honored her with an award in 2003, and her stagings of classic operas such as “The Marriage of Figaro’’ have garnered rave reviews. (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
UMass makes deal for Bayside
The University of Massachusetts Boston has reached an agreement to acquire the troubled Bayside Exposition Center at Columbia Point in what would mark a major expansion by the school into neighboring waterfront property in Dorchester. (By Milton J. Valencia and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)