Higher Education

4/17/2018

Dear Colleague,

We hope you had a restful long weekend.  Here’s the news:   

► UMB Community Meeting:  Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18, at 12 noon in Campus Center Ballroom A,  we will be discussing the UMass Mt. Ida Acquisition, parking fee increases, budget cuts to Centers and Institutes, providing debt relief to UMB, how we can Stand up for UMass Boston at this key juncture.  See the FSU Facebook Event Page here.  Please attend! 

4/13/2018

Dear Colleague,

We hope you have a restful long weekend.  We want to alert you about this event on Wednesday: 

4/10/2018

Dear Colleague,

As usual, a lot is going on.  Here is the latest: 

► UMass Amherst purchasing Mt. Ida: 

4/3/2018

Dear Colleague,

Please join us tomorrow or Friday:

► PICKET Tomorrow, Wed. April 4, 8:30—9:30 am, 1 Beacon Street (1 block from the Park Street T Station), Boston: Janelle Quarles, President of the Classified Staff Union, and Tom Kane, Director of the Joiner Center, will be addressing the Board of Trustees’ Administration and Finance Committee meeting on how the budget cuts have affected staff, students, and the university. 

3/1/2018

Dear Colleagues:

We hope your semester is going well.  Here’s the latest news:  

► Public Higher Education Lobby Day:  Monday, March 5^th, 10-2 pm, State House (actual lobbying is 11:30 to 1).  This is the day we turn out to ask state legislators for more money for higher education and for other higher education student needs (see link here for more information).