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UMass Boston Alumna Increases Public Access to History of Argentina’s “Disappeared Children” ›
A UMass Boston alumna has helped expand access to an important archival collection at the Healey Library by transcribing interviews with women whose family members were kidnapped or killed during Argentina’s brutal Dirty War.Tags: library, archives, lais, usac, latin american and iberian studies
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Education, Inclusion Discussed During UMass Boston Campus Conversation ›
UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley kicked off a conversation on access to education with remarks on civic virtue, public education, and democracy.Tags: chancellor, education, campus conversation
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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. -
Professor Arjun Jayadev hails Indian Surpreme Court rejection of patent protection for cancer drug ›
Arjun Jayadev and Joseph Stiglitz praise Indian Supreme Court refusal to uphold cancer drug patentTags: economics, arjun jayadev, india, patents
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Arjun Jayadev questions connection between austerity and stock market boom ›
In an interview with the Washington Post, Associate Professor Arjun Jayadev challenges "cut and grow" thinkingTags: economics, arjun jayadev, austerity, washington post, sequester
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Sociologist Lakshmi Srinivas is Becoming a Media Phenomenon ›
British publications are chattering about her recent article.Tags: sociology
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Presidential Citizens Medal Recipient Visits UMass Boston ›
On March 3, T. Berry Brazelton, who last month received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama, made a surprise visit to UMass Boston to attend a lecture by Dr. Joy Osofsky. -
Chancellor Motley Announces Partnership with Teen Empowerment, City of Boston ›
UMass Boston, the City of Boston, and Teen Empowerment, a Roxbury-based nonprofit that works to reduce violence among high-risk youth, will collaborate on a new Youth and Community Transformation Project. -
Announcing the PhD in Sociology ›
Announcing the creation of a new doctoral program in Applied SociologyTags: sociology
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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
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