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The Pine Hills Land Authority's Board of Directors recently voted 5 to 1 to commence talks with Albany County. It’s a move that clears the way for the county’s intended purchase of five buildings on the 26.5-acre former college campus.

Students are beginning to head back to the classroom for the fall semester, as new COVID variants emerge.

With the fall semester about to begin, Albany officials are cautioning students living off-campus to stay safe.

As Albany police were attempting to quell a disturbance in a Pine Hills student neighborhood early Sunday, six people a block away were hit by gunfire.

Colleges in the Northeast are preparing to welcome back students as concerns mount over an anticipated autumn resurgence of COVID.

The Albany County Department of Health is once again advising indoor mask-wearing as guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control show Albany County as "high" in both community level and transmission rate of COVID-19.

New York lifted the statewide mask requirement for schools on Wednesday. But many colleges are keeping mask mandates in place for now.

With the rush to "test and mask" as COVID-19 cases rise, area colleges are tweaking protocols as they prepare welcome students back in January.

Five years ago, The American Association of University Professors censured the College of St. Rose in Albany. As WAMC has learned, the organization sent a letter to the college last month reinforcing the designation.