Bard Microcollege lands M to help it educate women from low-income backgrounds
A class is underway at Bard Microcollege in Holyoke in 2016. Bard announced this week that it has received $1 million to support its mission giving...
A class is underway at Bard Microcollege in Holyoke in 2016. Bard announced this week that it has received $1 million to support its mission giving women from low-income backgrounds a chance to obtain a postsecondary education. gazette file photo HOLYOKE — A self-styled 'microcollege' in Holyoke looking to give women from low-income backgrounds a chance to obtain a postsecondary education has received $1 million as part of a campaign to establish an endowment for the school. The microcollege is run in collaboration with The Care Center, a Holyoke-based nonprofit, and Bard College, a liberal arts college based in New York.