By Bella Grimaldi News Editor Framingham State is the only institution in the Massachusetts State University System to receive a Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) award.  The University was recognized by the Insight into Academia magazine for on-campus mental health support, the increase of diversity in faculty and the student body, and “outreach efforts to diverse communities,” said Jeffrey Coleman, vice president for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Enga

By Dylan Pichnarcik  Associate Editor The Commonwealth of Massachusetts did not renew the State Behavioral and Mental Health grant given to the University by the Department of Higher Education (DHE) during the last two fiscal years, according to Glenn Cochran, assistant vice president of Student Affairs. The University received approximately $280,000 each of the two fiscal years, Cochran said.  Cochran said he, along with Vice President of Student Affairs Meg Nowak Borrego, C

Dylan Pichnarcik / THE GATEPOST By Cole Johnson Staff Writer Despite achieving retention rates on par with pre-pandemic levels, graduation rates at Framingham State have declined. Framingham State’s first- to second-year retention rate for Fall 2025 was 74%, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research. This surpassed Fall 2024 by 3% and equaled the retention rate of Fall 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST By Bella Grimaldi News Editor What is your academic and professional background?  I studied history as an undergraduate at Brown University. After graduation, I went to New Orleans, and I taught high school for two years at a public high school through the Teach for America program. And then I went to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, where I studied history but really focused on colonial American history and the history of race

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST By Julien Fernandez Staff Writer Fewer Framingham State University students are studying abroad than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Joanne Farley, director of International Student Services and Study Abroad. She said her office is undertaking initiatives to familiarize students with new study abroad opportunities. On Sept. 24, Farley’s office held a study abroad fair to inform students about the options they can explore with the p

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief Courtesy of Christopher Addario What is your academic and professional background? I started my journey at Salem State University. I have a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and I worked as a resident assistant (RA) there for two years, and then I was a head RA. I fell in love with higher education and working with students, so I went to Boston College for my graduate program and got my master's in higher education administration. During tha

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST SGA President César Matos raised concerns about SGA’s role in approving club constitutions at their weekly meeting on Oct. 21.  Matos said he did not believe SGA should be a part of the approval process for new and amended club constitutions.  Currently, SGA and the Center for Student Experience and Career Development (EXP) approve the creation and amendment of all student organizations.  To receive fundin

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief Two individuals representing Turning Point USA, a political nonprofit group founded by the late Charlie Kirk, attempted to host an information table on the McCarthy Patio on Oct. 21. Buttons, candy, a prize wheel, and a tablecloth with a link to Turning Point USA’s website were displayed on the table. In addition to advertising for Turning Point USA, one of the individuals was wearing a shirt that advertised the Leadership Institute, a non

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief President Nancy Niemi hosted the first All University meeting of the 2025-26 academic year on Oct. 20. Niemi said she wanted to use the occasion to discuss the University’s successes, including strategic priorities that were completed during the first year of the University’s five-year strategic plan.  “We decided today that we also wanted to highlight the things, both from our strategic plan and from around the University, that we have al

By Sarah Daponde Editorial Staff Framingham State is reassessing the campus’s Climate Action Plan from 2022 and preparing to publish a new plan for 2026, according to Director of Campus Sustainability and Fashion Professor Ruirui Zhang. Framingham State has been recognized as a Green Campus since 2010, according to the University’s website, which is an acknowledgment given to a campus that has made it a priority to integrate sustainability into campus life. President Nancy Ni

By Izabela Gage Editorial Staff The Framingham State Athletic Department completed phase two of its three-phase initiative to replace the equipment in the fitness center in June 2025, according to Deputy Athletic Director Carey Eggen. The equipment installed included two treadmills, five elliptical machines, eight adjustable benches, two adjustable ab benches, two stationary bikes, a free-weight preacher curl bench, and a utility bench, according to Eggen. Athletic Director T

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor A portion of a $1.3 million grant awarded to the University was used to expand the Center for Academic Success and Achievement (CASA), according to LaDonna Bridges, dean of Student Success and Persistence. Over the summer, CASA used the grant money to expand into the Peirce Annex and add four new success coaches, said Bridges. She said the $1.3 million Supporting Urgent Community College Equity through Student Services (SUCCESS) grant funded t

By Izabela Gage Editorial Staff Student Government Association (SGA) held a club representative meeting followed by a Senate meeting Oct. 7. SGA President César Matos opened the club representative meeting with an interactive survey. He said the information collected from club representatives and senators would help SGA better represent student perspectives at its upcoming Administrator’s Forum being held on Nov. 18. “We are collecting data from you all, and this is going

By Sophia Oppedisano Editor-in-Chief Courtesy of Emma Laurie What is your academic and professional background? I graduated from Framingham State in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in criminology with minors in psychology and sociology. Before that, I earned my associate's degree in liberal arts at MassBay Community College, and then I transferred to FSU. I interned at the Center for Inclusive Excellence during my senior year of college, and then when I graduated, the person w

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Hemenway Laboratories is to be renamed Professor Thomas and Joan Eames Laboratories in recognition of a $2.22 million endowment given to the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by the Eames’. Notification of the award and the renaming of Hemenway Labs was sent to faculty and staff on Sept. 5 by President Nancy Niemi. The name change was approved at a meeting of the Board of Trustees by a unanimous vote on Se

By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor Of the European countries known for their robust film industries, most people often think of France, Italy, and Germany. However, an oft overlooked equal among them is Spain, a country whose cinema and the masters born of it is often passed over. While filmmakers like J.A. Bayona and Luis Buñuel have both left their marks, no other Spanish filmmaker has had more success than Pedro Almodóvar. He has one of the largest filmographies in th

By Sophia Oppedisano  Editor-in-Chief By Dylan Pichnarcik  Associate Editor The minimum number of course requirements has been reduced...

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor Student Government Association swore in three new senators at the Oct. 7 meeting.  The three senators are...

By Izabela Gage Editorial Staff Framingham State University is set to turn Linsley Hall into below-market housing for faculty, staff, and...

By Bella Grimaldi News Editor During the month of October, recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Framingham State Police...