Legislative Efforts

3/26/2021

Dear FSU Members,

As part of the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act, the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund will provide an estimated $438,512,747 for Massachusetts colleges and universities, with UMass Boston getting over $37 million in the latest relief package, and over $70 million in total (from the various relief packages dating back to Trump Administration).

3/12/2021

Dear FSU member, 

The FSU Annual Meeting is Wednesday, April 28^th from 2PM to 4PM.   

The Annual Meeting is held for the purpose of hearing committee reports, be updated on FSU activities, adopt an annual budget, adopt bylaws, establish dues rates and other business as needed (source: FSU policies).  Organizations such as unions are required to hold an annual meeting.   

Tentative Agenda:  

Welcome,  

Introductions, 

Past year activities,  

Adopt FSU annual budget, 

1/25/2021

Dear Members,

Goodbye 2020….and hello 2021!  The Fall semester was exhausting, but through your hard work UMass Boston successfully held classes, educated thousands of students, and otherwise carried on.  We hope you got a well-deserved break and are ready for what is hopefully our last virtual semester (if you need to come to campus this Spring contact your department chair).

12/22/2020

Dear FSU Members,

We thought this petition regarding the politically motivated firing of a professor at the University of Mississippi might interest many of you.      

11/17/2020

Dear FSU Members,

The state budget proposal from the Senate Ways and Means Committee includes level-funding for public colleges and universities through June 30, 2021. Despite these promising developments, public higher education executives are continuing to make draconian cuts.   What can you do?   Two things: