Top Educators and Policymakers Discuss: "P-18 Educational Renewal: Implementing the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001"

Part of Inauguration Activities Celebrating Chancellor Gora and UMass Boston

What: Panelists featuring policymakers and teachers from Massachusetts examine issues of education reform and renewal. The event is one of more than thirty inaugural-related forums, lectures, concerts, harbor tours, and gallery exhibits held throughout September and October in honor of Chancellor Jo Ann Gora. Dr. Gora will be officially installed as the sixth chancellor of UMass Boston in an inauguration ceremony to be held on September 27. The full schedule is available on www.umb.edu/inauguration.

Who: David Driscoll, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education
Jeffrey Ryan, 2003 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year

When: Tuesday, September 24
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Where: Healey Library, 11th Floor
100 Morrissey Boulevard

UMass Boston is a rich community that prides itself on excellence in teaching, scholarship, research, and public service. The university was established in 1964 to bring to the citizens of Greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts the benefits of a major public university. UMass Boston has an enrollment of approximately 13,348 students and offers the BA, the BS, the MA, the MBA, the MS, the EdD, and the PhD. The university's institutes and centers conduct groundbreaking research in areas of public policy; labor; women in politics; African-American, Latino, and Asian issues; and environmental concerns.

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