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RCC in the News

This guide, which is continuously updated, lists online articles about RCC from 2007-present.

RCC in the News 2021

January

Fenway Park announced as second sports venue to serve as mass vaccination site
WHDH 7 News
Reggie Lewis Center Preparing To Open As Mass Vaccination Site
KFI AM 640
Reggie Lewis Center readies for vaccinations starting Monday
Boston Herald

February

Storm Delays Opening Of Mass Vaccination Site At Reggie Lewis Center In Roxbury
CBS Boston
Roxbury Community College Teams With City On Vaccination Site
WBUR
Artist Amanda Shea Explores Blackness And Womanhood In New Poetry Video Series
WBUR
4-Year-Old Boy Recovering From Rare Illness After Family Contracted COVID-19
CBS Boston
HCC, GCC, Elms College Presidents Receive National Recognition
Business West
Baker to tour Fenway vaccination operation
WHDH 7 News
How Massachusetts plans to reach a million vaccines administered each month
Masslive.com
Brockton Mayor Calls For State-Run Mass Vaccination Site In His City
WGBH
Reggie Lewis Center Opened up as mass Vaccination Site
Mission Hill Gazette
Cities Rev Up Transition to EVs with Car Sharing Programs
Natural Resources Defense Council
Roxbury health center launches mobile vaccination effort
WHDH 7 News
Nearly 4000 vaccinated at Reggie Lewis Center
WHDH 7 News

March

Mass vaccination site opens at Roxbury Community College
Daily Free Press
Five car sharing programs with an EV and equity twist
GreenBiz
Lewis Center site ramping up to 2100 shots per day
WDHD 7 News
STCC, Roxbury listed among Top 10 community colleges in nation
Masslive.com
Lewis Center site looking at giving 2100 doses per day
Dorchester Reporter
'A monumental milestone': Boston's Black leaders react to Kim Janey's historic rise to mayor
WDHD 7 News
Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury vaccinating under-served populations
The Mass Media
Area military women speak proudly of their choices
MetroWest Daily News

April

The Miracle in our Backyard: Reggie Lewis Mass Vaccination Site Offers Community Special ...
Jamaica Plain Gazette
5 Things To Do This Weekend, Including A Jazz Festival And Poetry In The Garden
WBUR
Boston Comics in Color Festival celebrates comic artists of color
The Bay State Banner

May

Student artists’ mural celebrates vaccine milestone at Reggie Lewis Center
The Bay State Banner

June

Gov. Charlie Baker touts post-pandemic jobs program, $360K grant for Roxbury Community College
Masslive.com
$4.6 million rapid reemployment grant program launches in Massachusetts
ABC News 10
Opinion: 'Upskill' people with disabilities post-pandemic
Boston Business Journal
CityLine: Sun. June 20, 2021: Latino Equity Fund and RCC
WCVB 5 ABC News
Reggie Lewis Center gives out final vaccines
7 News Boston

July

Community colleges see steep drop in Black, Latinx enrollment
CommonWealth Magazine
Viewpoint: Local focus can reduce impact of climate change in underserved urban areas
Boston Business Journal

August

September

Coronavirus All Massachusetts community college students, faculty and staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID by January
Masslive.com

October

November

Walter L. Smith, Sr., Florida A&M University's seventh president, dies at 86
Tallahassee Democrat
Community college students struggle to return to their studies
The Boston Globe

December

Roxbury Community College president to step down following reports of mismanagement
WGBH
Roxbury Community College president resigns amid mismanagement allegations
Boston.com
President of Roxbury Community College Steps Down Following Employee Complaints
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Roxbury Community College President to Leave After Complaints
Inside Higher Ed
Roxbury Community College president departing
Boston Business Journal
Roxbury Community College president to step down following reports of mismanagement
WBUR