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December 22, 2016
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Assessing Cross Cultural Encounters: Rethinking Impact

by Karen Ross, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance Whether in the form of joint sports teams or theater troupes, cross cultural study abroad experiences, or intensive weekend dialogue sessions, programs designed to bring together youth across … Continue reading

December 21, 2016
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The Lasting Legacy of John McCormack

by David W. Cash, Dean John W. McCormack, a Massachusetts congressman for four decades and speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1962 to 1971, was born 125 years ago today. And while his long life ended 36 years … Continue reading

December 20, 2016
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Why Most of Us Won’t Get Tenure

This article first appeared in Inside Higher Education. It is reprinted with permission. by Jamie J. Hagen, PhD student in the Graduate Program of Global Governance and Human Security The academic job market is bleak, as most certainly all of … Continue reading

December 20, 2016
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Public Support Needed to Advance Insurance-based Solutions to Financing Long-Term Services and Supports

by Marc Cohen, Director of the Center on Long-Term Services and Supports On November 30, I was invited to testify before the Subcommittee on Government Operations of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The committee examined why employees participating … Continue reading

December 14, 2016
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Hundreds Gather to Chart the Path to Economic Justice for Women and their Families

On November 18, the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy (CWPPP), based at the McCormack Graduate School, convened the second biennial New England Women’s Policy Conference at UMass Boston. The conference is part of an on-going regional initiative … Continue reading

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