UMass President Marty Meehan and UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam offered the following statements in response to a motion by the UMass Amherst faculty. “As I have shared previously,…, UMass President Marty Meehan, “On behalf of the UMass Board of Trustees, I want to reaffirm our strong support of Chancellor Javier Reyes and his leadership of the UMass Amherst campus. Chancellor Reyes continues to do an…, UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam
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UMass’ ratings affirmation signals strong management and strategic planning, Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P Global, the three major bond ratings agencies, recently reaffirmed UMass’s strong bond ratings, citing robust management practices, comprehensive long-term strategic plans…, Why do bond ratings matter for a public university?, Bond ratings are crucial for investors as they provide a snapshot of the creditworthiness of a bond issuer. Think of bond ratings as financial report cards for companies and governments – helping…, Disciplined financial oversight and accountability framework, These strong ratings are a direct result of the effective policies our management team and Board of Trustees put in place to manage the university’s finances, and ensure we act in a way that…, disciplined financial oversight, and, accountability framework, and pointed to solid support from the Commonwealth of ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº as well as significant research activity as factors contributing to the excellent rating. A university’s finances must be strong to…, Demographic changes, leading to declining enrollment., Significant increases, to operating costs., Fewer high school graduates enrolling in college., In 2021, immediate college enrollment dropped 10 percentage points in ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº, according to the Hildreth Institute. Despite these headwinds, UMass is employing financial discipline to deliver…, Driving Economic Impact and Supporting the Talent Pipeline, At UMass, we are good stewards of our resources, and those that are invested in the university by the state. According to the latest economic impact report by the UMass Donahue Institute, investment…, Nearly 75 percent of UMass graduates, work in ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº for at least five years after graduating with, 360,000 alumni, living and working in the state. I also take great pride in the fact that UMass research directly drives economic development in the state, with UMass attracting $484 million in federal funding and…, $813 million, – the fourth largest in the New England. In addition to the ratings reports, UMass recently received an award from the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) for “Outstanding Achievement for…
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BOSTON – Five exceptional ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº faculty today were awarded the 2024 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, an annual $10,000 stipend given to one faculty member from each…, Former UMass Board of Trustees Chair Robert Manning and his wife Donna Manning, , who are both graduates of UMass Lowell, established the endowed teaching award in 2016. In 2021, they made a $50 million gift to UMass – the largest in UMass history at the time – a portion of…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . "In addition to recognizing our amazing faculty, their philanthropy reaches every campus and supports students, facilities and research. They have a legacy of leadership and philanthropy here that…, Brokk Toggerson, Ph.D. , UMass Amherst , Senior Lecturer in Physics, Brokk Toggerson is a senior lecturer in physics who has made transformative contributions to education and inclusivity. Dr. Toggerson joined the UMass faculty in 2015 and quickly distinguished…, Mohamed Amine Gharbi, Ph.D. , UMass Boston , Assistant Professor of Physics , Dr. Mohamed Amine Gharbi has been an assistant professor of physics at UMass Boston since he joined the faculty in January 2018. Dr. Gharbi specializes in manipulating soft materials to assemble…, Erin K. Krafft, Ph.D. , UMass Dartmouth , Associate Professor of Crime & Justice Studies , Professor Erin Katie Krafft, Ph.D., has an established record of implementing unique, innovative, and student-centered teaching methods including collaborative teaching, service learning, and…, Phitsamay S. Uy, Ed.D. , UMass Lowell , Associate Professor at the School of Education’s Leadership in Schooling Program, graduate coordinator for the Ed.D. program, & co-director of the Center for Asian American Studies, Dr. Uy is the first Laotian American refugee to receive a Doctor of Education from Harvard University and become the first tenured faculty member in the School of Education in the United States in…, Susan Zweizig, M.D. , UMass Chan Medical School , Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology , Susan Zweizig, M.D., is a professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiation Oncology at UMass Chan and is the director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. She is a…
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BOSTON -, Heather Makrez Allen, Ph.D., UMass Lowell’s executive director of alumni and donor relations, , has been awarded the 2024, Roy J. Zuckerberg Endowed Leadership Award, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to women’s leadership programming at the university. She was recognized for her continued organization of the annual UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership…, UMass Lowell alumnus Roy J. Zuckerberg, , a former senior director at Goldman Sachs. The Zuckerberg Award is designed to reward leaders of courage, conviction, and selflessness who have devoted their time and talent to helping the…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . “The visionary research, projects, and initiatives that are supported through this award leave a legacy that lasts beyond the two years that the award directly supports. We are grateful to Heather…
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UMass Chan Medical School researcher Victor R. Ambros, PhD, will share the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his co-discovery of microRNA , the very short, single-stranded RNA molecules…, microRNA at a glance, In 1993, Victor Ambros, PhD, identified the first microRNA, lin-4 , in C. elegans, the microscopic nematode used by scientists as a model organism for exploring fundamental biological functions on a…, About UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Chan Medical School, one of five campuses of the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº system, comprises the T.H. Chan School of Medicine; the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the Tan…
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BOSTON, – All four ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº undergraduate campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell this Fall welcomed 66 community college graduates who are the first to be awarded the UMass…, UMass President Marty Meehan said. , “We are confident students awarded this scholarship will thrive on our campuses as they work toward their bachelor’s degree and then join the ranks of so many UMass graduates working and making a…, said Northern Essex Community College President Lane Glenn, who worked closely with UMass President Meehan to launch the scholarship., To be eligible for the UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship for the Fall 2024, students must have: Graduated from a ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº community college in the top 10 percent of their…
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BOSTON, MA — ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Marty Meehan has appointed Dr. Nefertiti Walker as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity, a role critical to…
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