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University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 04 - December 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about J. Keith Motley’s appointment as UMass Boston’s Eighth chancellor, the University's involvement with OpenCourseWare initiatives, a celebration of Native American heritage on campus, the Gastón Institute's analysis of community responses to recent immigration raids, and other news from UMass Boston.

Women Of Talent: Gender And Government Appointments In Massachusetts, 2002–2007, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Kacie Kelly

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Despite the high educational and occupational attainment—and considerable talent—of women in Massachusetts, the state ranks just 22nd in the nation on women's overall share of top executive, legislative, and judicial posts, compared to their share of the population. The goals of this study were to (1) calculate the percentage of women holding senior-level positions in state government at these four points in time; (2) analyze the distribution of appointments by type of position and executive office; (3) provide possible explanations for the status of women’s representation in these positions; and (4) offer recommendations that will serve to promote the appointment …

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 03 - November 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the University's master planning process, an anti-homelessness project run by a senior research associate at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies (John McGah), the establishment of a Creative Writing MFA program at the University, the opening of the Spencer House in Roxbury’s Egleston Square (names for UMass Lecturer Marian Spencer, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 01 - September 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the strategic planning of chancellor J. Keith Motley, studies out of the Psychology Department on treating anxiety disorders, the 10th annual Boston Folk Festival, an African-American mathematicians conference held at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

A Seat At The Table? Racial/Ethnic & Gender Diversity On Corporate, Hospital, Education, Cultural & State Boards, Carol Hardy-Fanta Phd, Donna Stewartson

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

As part of its larger Diversity Initiative, the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston has undertaken a number of projects. The first was a public opinion survey conducted around the time of the November 2006 elections. The report, Transformation and Taking Stock: A Summary of Selected Findings from the McCormack Graduate School Diversity Survey, included a comprehensive look at race relations in the Commonwealth at a time of significant transition—demographically and politically. This report was followed by A Benchmark Report on Diversity in State and Local Government, which focused on the percentage of positions filled …

Low-Income Women's Access To Education? A Case Study Of Welfare Recipients In Boston, Erika Kates

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

In 2003 and 2004, the Massachusetts legislature dramatically changed state law to allow welfare recipients to engage in education and training to fulfill their mandatory work requirements. The research reported here had as its goal to document whether women who received welfare benefits between 2003 and 2006 knew about, and took advantage of, these historic changes. A fundamental supposition of the research described here is that low-income women should have access to substantive educational opportunities to improve their employment and earnings; raise children with educational aspirations and achievements; enhance their civic participation; and contribute to the state’s human capital resources.

A Benchmark Report On Diversity In State And Local Government, Carol Hardy-Fanta Phd

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

The Pipeline to Public Service Initiative asked the McCormack Graduate School’s Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston to ascertain the racial diversity in state and local government. The project had the following three goals:

--To identify the race (and gender) of those holding top-level positions filled through gubernatorial appointments, e.g., secretaries, commissioners, directors, deputy commissioners/directors, and undersecretaries, in the Commonwealth’s executive offices and major departments.

--To compile the same information for members of the most influential boards and commissions in the Commonwealth filled through gubernatorial appointments.

--To assess the diversity of elected …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 06 - February 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's recognition of UMass Boston, autism research at the University, Black History Month festivities, a public meeting concerning UMass Boston's strategic planning process, Arts on the Point programs, the transition team for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, the new Information Technology MS program at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 05 - January 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about CPCS Professor Michael Stone's study on the burden of housing costs for minority households,  a McCormack Graduate School survey showing that race relations remain a challenge for Massachusetts residents, students' launch of a new magazine called Lux, a student-curated exhibition at the Boston Public Library, campus employee and student activities on Community Partnership Day, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 02 - October 2006

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about Chancellor Michael Collins' discussion of the future of the UMass Boston campus; the work of Africana studies professor, historian, and playwright Robert Johnson, Jr.; the convocation remarks of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall; and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 10, Number 09 - May 2006

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the inauguration of Chancellor Michael F. Collins, a concert for students and community by Kanye West, the university's 3rd Annual Student Scholarship Gala, news about four researchers and faculty members who were recipients of Fullbright Fellowships, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 10, Number 08 - April 2006

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the Center for Survey Research's work studying smoking cessation programs, campus recognition of actor and Dorchester native Kevin Chapman, campus support for athletics, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 10, Number 05 - January 2006

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about psychology professor Zsuzsa Kaldy's studies related to attention and memory in infants, the recipients of the President's Public Service Awards, student leaders' presentations as part of the Latino Leadership Opportunity Program (part of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy), and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 10, Number 01 - September 2005

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the summer activities of Chancellor Michael F. Collins, the Fiske Center for Archaeological Research's work at Boston's African Meeting House on Beacon Hill, a conversation with new College of Public and Community Service Dean Adenrele Awotona, students' work on a mural for the New England Aquarium, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 09, Number 10 - June 2005

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the appointment of Michael Collins as chancellor, the Urban Harbors Institute's unveiling of the Judge A. David Mazzone Archives related to the Boston Harbor clean-up, UMass Boston's hosting of the statewide “Future of Work in Massachusetts” conference, and other news from UMass Boston.

Important Places, Shaun O'Connell

New England Journal of Public Policy

The author talks about his time and associations with the University of Massachusetts Boston. He also describes Ireland and his family's roots there and how it connects with Boston as well as his life in new York.

Higher Education In The 1960'S: The Origins Of The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Diane D'Arrigo

American Studies Graduate Final Projects

On June 18, 1964, Governor Endicott Peabody signed the bill to create the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Just fifteen months later, in the fall of 1965, the University of Massachusetts Boston opened its doors for its first class of students. Joining the more than 1200 students were 75 faculty and 10 staff people. They were pioneers in creating an institution which held enormous hope and promise of serving its urban community at a time of major change in higher education, specifically and in society, generally.

Today, the University of Massachusetts Boston is one of five campuses that make up …

University Reporter - Volume 09, Number 03 - November 2004

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about a partnership between UMass Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the relocation of the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution to UMass Boston, professor of science education Arthur Eisenkraft, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation's support of the Urban Scholars Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Vol. 09, No. 02 - October 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 09, No. 01 - September 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 10 - June 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 05 - January 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 04 - December 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 01 - September 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 06 - February 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 05 - January 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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From The Director, Edmund Beard

New England Journal of Public Policy

Presents information on the Master of Science in Public Affairs graduate program and how this issue includes three of their best Case Studies of last year’s graduating class.

University Reporter - Vol. 06, No. 10 - June 2002, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 06, No. 09 - May 2002, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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University Reporter - Vol. 06, No. 07 - March 2002, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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