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Teaching

UMass Boston is a public research university with a teaching soul. With a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio, students easily interact with professors because most teaching occurs in small class sizes. Ninety-three percent of full-time faculty hold the highest degree in their fields.
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UMass Boston dedicates itself to understanding and improving the environment and the well being of citizens of the greater Boston community and beyond, such as through public policy analysis and applied problem solving in areas like environmental quality, city planning, tax policy, and education.
Research

Creativity and innovation are at the center of this nationally recognized public research university. Our urban location allows students, faculty, and staff to actively engage with, serve, and meet the needs of urban populations in gerontology, public policy, environmental sciences, and other areas.
Global Engagement

Our chancellor's vision is to have the university engaged in the world around us. Our research centers and institutes regularly engage in discussions and actions in areas of public policy, disaster response, peace, and civil discourse, and our students and faculty are involved in worldwide outreach.

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Thought Leadership at UMass Boston

Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum ›

The Center for Civil Discourse at the McCormack Graduate School will explore the concept of civil discourse during “Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum” February 17-18, 2012. The center is organized around the belief that fair, open debate is essential for a healthy democracy.
The Democracy Debates ›

Debaters from academia, the media, and politics will take part in two national democracy debates hosted by the Center for Civil Discourse at the McCormack Graduate School. The debates, which will take place in June 2012 and September 2012, will focus on timely and controversial issues.
IDEAS Boston ›

IDEAS Boston 2012, the annual forum that brings leading-edge thinkers and innovators together to showcase the innovation and creativity coming from Boston and the surrounding region, is scheduled for Oct. 24, 2012 at its new, permanent home at UMass Boston.

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