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CONTENTS ELMS COLLEGE MAGAZINE Melinda Rose Director of Communications Wes Deshano Web Content Manager
Elms nurses (l-r) Marie Mathews RN-BS ‘10, Kendra Price RN, BS ‘10, MSN ‘19, and Rachael Robie RN-BS ‘17 are on the front line of the COVID-19 fight at Berkshire Medical Center.
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Katherine Cardinale, Cardinale Design Creative Director Don Forest, Cardinale Design Art Director Contributing Writers/Editors Wes Deshano
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Center for Ethics, Religion and Culture
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Our New Normal
The proposed CERC would welcome engagement and dialogue on the most pressing and complex questions of ethics, faith, reason, and culture today.
Melinda Rose
Photography Wes Deshano Melinda Rose Don Forest, Cardinale Design
In less than four weeks, the college community was able to transition its academic program completely online and finish the Spring semester successfully.
Bill Russo-Appel Cover photo: Photo courtesy of Dani Fine Photography and Healthcare News.
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Elms Heroes Fight Coronavirus Elms community members share their experiences with COVID-19, from treating the afflicted to providing services remotely.
Former Mansion to Boost Holistic Experience The former Emerson Gaylord Mansion reopened as the Elms College Living-Learning, Community and Cultural Center.
Professor Advances Research-Based Bioscience
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Sudad Saman, Ph.D., is leading a scientific renaissance on campus through the creation of a new degree program that emphasizes research as an essential tool for learning critical skills in biotechnology.
