UMass Boston in the News

Chancellor Hosts 13th Annual Years of Service Celebration

November 18, 2009  by Office of Communications

The University of Massachusetts Boston recognized the dedication and longevity of many its employees at its 13th Annual Chancellor’s Years of Service Celebration on Tuesday, November 17. The event honors employees who have served the university for 10 or more years.

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The Point: Calendar of Events

November 17, 2009  by Office of Communications

 

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This Beacon Shines from Guam to Boston

November 05, 2009  by Dan Campagna, UMass Boston Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Many collegiate athletes reach the pinnacle of their sporting careers towards the end of their four-year college experience. With each new season, these athletes show more and more growth both on and off the field until they've reached their full athletic potential. For UMass Boston's Men's Soccer player Reyn Johnson (Mangilao, Guam), that high point started before he was even a teenager and he isn't planning on coming down any time soon.

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Native American Studies Flourish; New Institute Launches

November 05, 2009  by Lissa Harris

For a new program, Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) has outsized ambitions: Nothing less than a new model of collaboration between the university, tribal communities, and state and federal agencies.

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We Stand With You

November 05, 2009  by Patricia Peterson

In April 2009, representatives of four divided cities gathered at UMass Boston to tentatively acknowledge each other and to begin to explore the conflicts they share based on race, ethnicity, religion, politics, and more. Something happened that brought the separate sides of these separate cities together. That same something found expression in the wreaths Padraig O’Malley laid at the sites of two recent bombings in Kirkuk province, which took the lives of over 100 people.

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Campus Notes for The Point

November 05, 2009  by Office of Communications

Campus Notes for issue #1 of The Point, UMass Boston's electronic newsletter.

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