Statehouse

Dear Colleague,

Below is the latest news around the budget cuts and an important bill hearing on Thursday. 

►Budget Cuts:  There are many rumors about the budget cuts.  This is what we verified with the administration:

6/1/17

Dear Colleague,

Here’s information on the voluntary separation program and two important events:

Dear Colleagues:

Campus organizers working with the Coalition to Save UMB have created eye-catching stickers that we're encouraging faculty, students, and others to wear at tomorrow's UMB undergraduate commencement.  The simple message:  "Fund UMB."

Dear Colleague,

We want to update you on a number of important issues:

►Course Cancellations for Spring 2018:  We are hearing that there are possibly more course cancellations in departments for the spring of 2018.  Let us know what is happening in your department, and how many fewer sections and/or faculty you may have, and the effects of these (higher course caps, more teaching CAPs or Navitas). 

Dear Colleague,

•        Please take this survey on how the UMB Budget Cuts are affecting you here:   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UMBcuts. 

We will compile and share this information with the UMass Boston community. No individual names or other identifying information will be shared. 

We will use this information along with a coalition of students and unions at UMass Boston to fight budget cuts on this campus.