University Reporter: February, 2000
UMass Boston and Kennedy Library to Co-Sponsor Presidential Debate on October 3, 2000
For the second time in three years, UMass Boston has been
chosen to host an historic event. On Thursday, January 6,
the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the
University, along with the John F. Kennedy Library, has been
selected to host the first presidential debate of the 2000
general election.
The University and the Kennedy Library together were one of 12 finalists, nationwide, being considered to host one of the three debates, which includes two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Scheduled for Tuesday. October 3, the actual site for the debate will be in the Clark Athletic Center. It will be the only debate site in the Northeast, and will be the first time in Boston's history that a presidential debate has been held in the city.