2021 Archive
![Robert Peters, an artist and member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, created a mural in UMass Boston’s first residence hall.](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/mural_reshall_native_760x400.jpg)
New Mural Welcomes Native Students to UMass Boston Campus
10/08/2021 | School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
![The 2021 UMass Boston Ride for Food Team.](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/af/Ride_Photo_2021_Team_Members_Brook_Beth_Mayra_Tom_Judy.jpg)
Team of UMass Boston Faculty Raises $12,000 for U-ACCESS in Charity Ride
10/06/2021 | Gray Milkowski
![(left) Beacon 5K welcome sign; (right) Three alumni wearing matching beacon 5k t-shirts](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/centersinstitutes/nantucket/beacon5k-2021.jpg)
Off to a Running Start: Alumni Engagement Hosts First In-Person Beacon 5K
10/05/2021 | Vanessa Chatterley
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Virtual Gathering Celebrates Retired and Junior Faculty
10/05/2021 | Office of University Advancement
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Professor Denise Khor Receives Grant to Preserve the Earliest Asian American Film Production
10/04/2021 | Danielle Bilotta
![Tessa Lyman](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/af/UMB-Convocation-2021-6255.jpg)
On the Right Track: Ryan Award Winner Sets Her Sights on Making a Difference
09/30/2021 | Gray Milkowski
![The Center for Survey Research Team](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/DSC_6904-3.jpg)
Changing Work, Constant Purpose: Center for Survey Research Marks 50 Years
09/27/2021 | Gray Milkowski
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Director of the UCLA Pritzker Center Delivers Keynote at the 2021 Fall Convocation
09/24/2021 | Danielle Bilotta
![Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco shared his vision for the university in his first in-person convocation address.](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/Orozco_Convocation_2021_news_760x400.jpg)
Chancellor Suárez-Orozco Celebrates Return to Campus, Renewed Focus on Mission in Convocation Address
09/23/2021 | Crystal Valencia
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New Report Finds Peace Efforts Taking Root in Africa Amid Growing Violence
09/21/2021 | Danielle Bilotta
![Vishakha Agarwal, Alejandro Alvarez, Fabián Torres-Ardila, and Phillip Granberry](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/af/Copy_of_Untitled.png)
Gastón Institute Report Lays Bare Key Gaps in Development for Latino Children in Massachusetts
09/20/2021 | Gray Milkowski
![Students in a classroom listening to their teacher.](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/af/neonbrand-zFSo6bnZJTw-unsplash.jpg)
A PRIME solution: a $3.7 million grant helps UMass Boston researchers support elementary educators
09/14/2021 | Gray Milkowski
![UMass Boston sign.](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/af/20190508ecUMASS_BOS_820.jpg)
U.S. News: UMass Boston Once Again a Top Tier National University
09/13/2021 | Gray Milkowski
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UMass President Marty Meehan, UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco Call For Renewed Commitment to Truth as Global Conference Gets Under Way
09/13/2021 | UMass President's Office
![UMass Boston Nursing Sim Lab](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/simlab_nursing_news_760x400-2.jpg)
$50 Million Gift from Robert and Donna Manning is Largest in UMass History; Includes $15 Million to Endow UMass Boston’s Nursing Program
09/01/2021 | Office of Communications
![Class of 2021 Graduates at Commencement](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/2021-Commencement-760x400.jpg)
UMass Boston Class of 2021 Encouraged to ‘Heal the World’
08/27/2021 | Danielle Bilotta
![Hooding ceremony](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/hooding_news_760x400.jpg)
UMass Boston Honors 2020 and 2021 Doctoral Candidates at Hooding Ceremony
08/27/2021 | Vanessa Chatterley
![graduates outside TD Garden](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/graduates_outside_commencement2021_news_760x400.jpg)
Pomp and Circumstance, a Year in the Making
08/27/2021 | Gray Milkowski
![Student graduating during 2021 commencement](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/student_diploma_commencement2021_760x400.jpg)
UMass Boston Celebrates Classes of 2021 and 2020 at TD Garden Ceremonies
08/27/2021 | Crystal Valencia
![Photo of SSL grant winners](/media/umassboston/content-assets/news-images/editoruploads/images/news/UMB_News_-_SSL_Grant_Winners_700x4603.png)
SSL Awards Second Round of Seed Grants and Summer Funding for Anti-Racist Research
08/17/2021 | Sustainable Solutions Lab