University Reporter: March, 1998
Distinguished Scientific-Award Winning Alumnus Gives Talk
Responding to a warm welcome before speaking to a group of faculty, students
and staff on February 6, Lee Jussim, UMass Boston alumnus and associate professor
at Rutgers University, joked that he felt like a returning conquering hero.
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Touring Vietnam, by Paul Wright
I had the privilege of representing the University Press while touring Vietnam
from Jan. 2-19, with a group of American publishers, editors, and writers.
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In Depth With the Center for Survey Research
The Center for Survey Research has built a national reputation.
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HUD Secretary Joins Local Leaders to Discuss Future of Cities
Education, safety and race are the three biggest issues cities must address
in order to improve, said Andrew Cuomo, secretary of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
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Visiting Fulbright Studies Impact of Eastern Ideas on Transcendentalism
Professor Siddiq Ali of Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, arrived in
Boston in August 1997 to begin an inquiry into the influence of Sufism, a
form of Islamic mysticism, on 19th Century American poets.
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Howard University Dean Discusses Diversity
Diversity among faculty and student bodies is attainable, and it is crucial
to the empowerment of universities, said Dr. Orlando Taylor, dean of the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
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Kids with HIV/AIDS to Benefit from AIDS Memorial Quilt Display
This summer, twenty-five children between the ages of three and seven will
spend two weeks at Camp Colors, a summer day camp, taking part in the normal
summertime activities -- swimming, singing, dancing, learning, and playing,
on the green grass at Lasell College in Newton.
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Jones Honored for Contributions to City Year
In December, Hubie Jones, special assistant to the chancellor for urban affairs,
stepped down from his post as a member of City Year's National Board of Trustees,
and was hailed as a "national treasure" by the organization's co-founders,
Michael Brown and Alan Khazei.
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Board of Trustees Cut Tuition, Freeze Fees
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees, during its Feb. 4 meeting
at UMass Boston, gave final approval to a plan that will cut undergraduate
tuition for UMass Boston students by $100.
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Call for Applications: Ames Fellowship
The Department of Africana Studies is accepting applications for the James
Bradford Ames Fellowship.
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New Acquisitions Join Arts on the Point
Two new additions to "Arts on the Point" have been installed on campus in
recent weeks.
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Community Service Honored at 12th Annual Community Breakfast
On March 20, UMass Boston will hold its annual Community Breakfast for the
twelfth year.
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Gubernatorial Candidates Forum comes to Campus March 27
The Network of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, along with
fifteen other organizations, will sponsor a 1998 Gubernatorial Candidates
Forum on Issues of Concern to Women on March 27.
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Yankee Pen High School Journalism Convention Held Here March 20
Aspiring journalists from all over New England will spend March 20 at UMass
Boston for the Yankee Press Education Network (PEN) 1998 High School Journalism
Convention.
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Garrity Discusses Landmark Integration Case
The federal judge who ordered the integration of Boston's public schools and
spent 11 years supervising the case spoke to future teachers and other members
of the UMass Boston community Jan. 29.
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ECOS Student Awarded Sea Grant Fellowship
The UMass Boston student who received a 1998 Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship is
entering his second month of a one-year assignment in Washington, D.C., working
for Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon.
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Pilot Program May Help Reduce Alcohol Misuse
Sociology Prof. Stephanie Hartwell and Prof. Sylvia Mignon of the Criminal
Justice Center, in collaboration with Health Services and the P.R.I.D.E. program,
are piloting a program to increase awareness of alcohol misuse among the university
community.
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World Bank Advisor Calls for Urgent Transition to Sustainable Energy
As humans come face-to-face with increasing evidence that our planet's temperature
is rising due to human activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels,
planning for future energy needs is essential.
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Robert Wood Honored with Endowed Professorship
The Robert C. Wood Visiting Professorship in Public Affairs is being established
at UMass Boston through the McCormack Institute to honor Bob Wood.
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