McCormack Speaks

April 10, 2017
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Sustainable Solutions Lab Co-Convenes International Meeting on Climate Adaptation Financing

by the Sustainable Solutions Lab A delegation from the UK joined nearly 100 Boston area experts from academia, insurance, specialized consultancies, city and local government agencies, and other members of the community earlier this month to discuss climate-related challenges that … Continue reading

April 7, 2017
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Center for Social Policy Leads Statewide Workforce Development Capacity Building

Each year over 300 workforce development professionals from across the state come together for the Commonwealth Workforce Coalition (CWC) annual Sharing Skills~Building Connections conference. The CWC, a new program in McCormack Graduate School’s Center for Social Policy (CSP), is the … Continue reading

April 4, 2017
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Professor Weller Shares AHCA Economic Impact with Congress

Christian Weller, a professor of public policy and public affairs at UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, released an economic analysis of President Trump’s proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) that … Continue reading

April 4, 2017
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Affordable Housing – Not In My Backyard

by an anonymous McCormack Graduate School Student Housing prices are a problem in Massachusetts. Every metric shows Boston and the Greater Boston area are some of the most expensive in the nation. Boston has the 3rd highest housing prices in … Continue reading

April 3, 2017
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Rhode Island: The Test Case That Never Was for Medicaid Restructuring

by Edward Alan Miller, Professor of Gerontology and Public Policy Although ultimately withdrawn before a vote, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) proposed by House Republicans would have radically restructured Medicaid by converting the federal government’s open-ended commitment to match … Continue reading

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