News
-
South African Activist Praises Response to Boston Marathon Bombings ›
Albie Sachs, an anti-apartheid activist, car bombing survivor, and one of the authors of South Africa’s constitution, praised the response of UMass Boston students following the Boston Marathon bombings. -
Student Playwrights Festival Kicks Off Wednesday With Free Readings ›
The Performing Arts Department kicks off its inaugural Student Playwrights Festival Wednesday with free staged readings of four plays written by UMass Boston students. Four fully-staged productions follow in March.Tags: performing arts, theater, theatre, student playwrights festival, performing arts department
-
English Major Wins Second Annual Business Launch Competition ›
Senior English major Steeve Joazard and his business partner won $20,000 in prizes in the Entrepreneurship Center’s Business Launch Competition. Two nursing students came in second place. -
Student Entrepreneurs Compete for $22,000 in Prizes ›
Student entrepreneurs representing a half-dozen businesses will make their final presentations Wednesday afternoon in hopes of taking home the top prize in the Entrepreneurship Center's second annual Business Launch Competition. -
After Earthquake, UMass Boston Increases Its Efforts in Haiti ›
By the weekend after the Haiti earthquake, UMass Boston faculty, staff, and students had already started putting into place a far-reaching strategy to help the