Colleges and Departments
McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
- Center for Civil Discourse
The Center for Civil Discourse advances the voices of reason and civility in our society. Experts at the center will examine the challenges that democracy and human nature bring to bear on the search for reasoned political discourse and common ground in our public institutions. It brings academic rigor and public scrutiny to the great issues that face the American democracy. The center is a convener and exemplar of civil discourse in American life.
Give Now - Commonwealth Compact
The Commonwealth Compact was born in 2007 of twin convictions: that Massachusetts history demonstrates the economic and social benefits of diversity and that our state’s current reputation as an unwelcoming place for people of color must be turned around if we want to achieve our potential. To change both that negative reputation and the reality that too often still contributes to it, civic leaders created the Commonwealth Compact to encourage organizations to make significant progress by measuring themselves annually on a series of benchmarks. The Compact works with existing programs and will provide additional resources, including a talent database.
Give Now - Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance Department
The Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance encompasses graduate programs that address the interpersonal, organizational, political, and economic forces that shape societies, both locally and globally. Working at the intersection of theory and practice, our students develop the skills and insights needed to play an active role in that process.
Give Now - Dean's Innovation Fund at the McCormack Graduate School
The Dean's Innovation Fund allows the dean to respond to creative opportunities as they arise and to seed promising initiatives.
Give Now - Gerontology Department
The Gerontology Department offers interdisciplinary graduate programs on aging processes and aging populations. It offers both graduate degrees and professional development programs in gerontology research and policy, as well as in the field of management of aging services.The department's programs bridge theories, concepts, and research methods drawn from the social, behavioral, and policy sciences. Together with the Gerontology Institute, the Gerontology Department is one of the country's leading centers for academic research in social gerontology.
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- Gerontology Institute
The Gerontology Institute carries out basic and applied social and economic research on aging and engages in public education on aging policy issues, with an emphasis in four areas: income security, health (including long-term care), productive aging (including transportation), and basic social and demographic research on aging.
Give Now - Give Us Your Poor: Project to End Homelessness
Give Us Your Poor brings together the latest research, multimedia, celebrities, non-celebrities, homeless people, and partner organizations to help end homelessness.
Give Now - Global Policy Studies PhD Program
This program, scheduled to begin in fall 2011, will extend the reach of UMass Boston in preparing leaders who have skills in conflict resolution and the expertise to advance cooperation in the global policy arenas of development, traditional (war and peace) and human security, and global health. Approximately 10 students will be admitted to the program each year.
Give Now - Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution
The Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution prepares professionals to explore the practice, design, and evaluation of a variety of conflict management and resolution applications, and allows for in-depth investigation of conflict in specific settings. Concentrations are offered in organizational conflict and international conflict.
Give Now - Master of Science in Public Affairs Program
The Master of Science in Public Affairs Program educates students who aspire to a public service career in management. These degree programs develop the skills and techniques used by leaders and managers to implement policies, projects, and programs that resolve important societal problems while addressing organizational, human resource, and budgetary challenges.
Give Now - McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies General Support
Your gift supports programs throughout the McCormack Graduate School..
Give Now - Public Policy and Public Affairs Department
The Public Policy and Public Affairs Department educates students from a broad spectrum of backgrounds in policy making and the complex economic, social, and political issues that increasingly shape diverse urban communities.
Give Now - Women's Pipeline for Change
The Women's Pipeline for Change is composed of progressive women of color-led organizations and allies from various sectors of public service. The Women's Pipeline for Change envisions a consistent stream of women of color entering public life and leading their communities at all levels, resulting in a vibrant and inclusive political system that produces sound policies and decisions to support working families and communities.
The program's inaugural initiative is the Women's Pipeline for Change Research Fellowship in conjunction with the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston's McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.
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