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Five Students, Alumni Named to Fulbright US Student Program
The highly competitive scholarship opportunity provides funding for American students to conduct research or teach English in more than 140 countries overseas.
‘The time is now’: A SGISD professor’s fight for disability rights
Valerie Karr is working to make inclusion a priority
UMass Boston Experts Predict Domestic Policies Under the Biden-Harris Administration
The McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies hosted their second of three virtual panels discussing what we can expect from the new Biden-Harris Administration last week.
Institute for Community Inclusion’s Think College Receives $10M Grant on Inclusive Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded Think College at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), University of Massachusetts Boston, a five-year, $10 million cooperative agreement.
UMass Boston No. 79 on Inaugural QS World University Rankings: USA List
Global higher education research company QS Quacquarelli Symonds has ranked UMass Boston No. 9 in Massachusetts and No. 79 overall on its inaugural ranking of top universities in the United States, with diversity, employability, and internationalization being key factors.
U.S. News Says UMass Boston’s Online Graduate Education, Bachelor’s Programs Among Nation’s Best
UMass Boston’s online graduate education programs have jumped 19 spots in U.S. News & World Report ’s 2020 Best Online Programs rankings, released today. UMass Boston’s online graduate education programs are ranked No. 35, up from No. 54 in 2019.
Sustainable Solutions Lab, Labor Resource Center Announce Faculty Funding Opportunities
The Sustainable Solutions Lab has launched a new Seed Grant Program for research projects focused on issues of climate change and social equity. Proposals are due March 30. The deadline for proposals for the Labor Resource Center's seed grants is February 4.
UMass Boston’s Institute of Community Inclusion Names New Director
UMass Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) has named Cindy Thomas, MS, CRC its new director. Thomas has worked for ICI for more than 30 years, most recently serving as interim director.
School for Global Inclusion Receives Additional Grant to Prevent Opioid Addiction in Native Youth
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services has awarded UMass Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies a contract of $600,000+ to provide outreach and activities in the Native American community for those affected by alcohol and opioids.
Newly Retired Faculty Celebrated for Longtime Commitment with University
Former UMass Boston faculty members gathered in the Campus Center Ballroom on October 4 for the 22nd annual Retired Faculty Luncheon.