McCormack Speaks

March 8, 2021
by Jack M Li
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New Book Releases From MGS Faculty – Maria Ivanova and Jeff Pugh

Check out two new book releases from MGS faculty, Maria Ivanova and Jeff Pugh! The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty, by Maria Ivanova (The MIT Press 20201, 384 pages, $30.00 paperback) The United Nations … Continue reading

December 3, 2020
by Jack M Li
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Building Science Back Better: Renewing Trust in Science in Federal Agencies

By David W. Cash, Dean, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies University of Massachusetts Boston; +1-617-794-9431; david.cash@umb.edu The Biden-Harris Administration will need to re-construct the scientific infrastructure of federal agencies whose staff, processes and institutions are … Continue reading

November 17, 2020
by Jack M Li
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An Emerging African Studies Program @ UMass Boston: Programs, Projects, Research, Scholarship, Faculty & Students

Written by: Associate Dean and Professor Rita Kiki Edozie, PhD; Balkissa Daouda Diallo, PhD Student; Ojemire Daniel Benjamin, PhD Student; Dennis Jjuuko, PhD Student Introduction Unlike its peer institutions in Boston – Boston University, Harvard University – until May 2018, the UMass … Continue reading

October 21, 2020
by Jack M Li
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From COVID Economy to Clean Energy Economy

By David W. Cash, Dean, McCormack Graduate School While the House, Senate and White House are at the brink of a recovery deal, the economic impacts of COVID-19 become even more stark. The pandemic and its most recent spikes have … Continue reading

August 6, 2020
by Jack M Li
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Minimum Wage Continues to Stifle Economic Mobility in Massachusetts

Stephanie Haynes, MPA Candidate, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs Back when I first graduated from the University of Massachusetts – Boston (UMB), I thought for sure that I deserved and earned my way to a life of high … Continue reading

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