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Native American Studies Flourish; New Institute Launches

November 05, 2009 by Lissa Harris

For a new program, Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) has outsized ambitions: Nothing less than a new model of collaboration between the university, tribal communities, and state and federal agencies.

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We Stand With You

November 05, 2009 by Patricia Peterson

In April 2009, representatives of four divided cities gathered at UMass Boston to tentatively acknowledge each other and to begin to explore the conflicts they share based on race, ethnicity, religion, politics, and more. Something happened that brought the separate sides of these separate cities together. That same something found expression in the wreaths Padraig O’Malley laid at the sites of two recent bombings in Kirkuk province, which took the lives of over 100 people.
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The Point: Calendar of Events

November 17, 2009 by Office of Communications

 
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This Beacon Shines from Guam to Boston

November 05, 2009 by Dan Campagna, UMass Boston Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Many collegiate athletes reach the pinnacle of their sporting careers towards the end of their four-year college experience. With each new season, these athletes show more and more growth both on and off the field until they've reached their full athletic potential. For UMass Boston's Men's Soccer player Reyn Johnson (Mangilao, Guam), that high point started before he was even a teenager and he isn't planning on coming down any time soon.
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Campus Notes for The Point

November 05, 2009 by Office of Communications

Campus Notes for issue #1 of The Point, UMass Boston's electronic newsletter.

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Chancellor Motley kicks off new year

September 15, 2009 by DeWayne Lehman

UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley kicked off the new academic year on Monday with an address to the campus community as part of the annual Convocation activities. 
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