Caret: Economic development key part of UMass mission
‘We don’t sit still and wait for the state.’
By Patrick Anderson PBN Staff Writer
It’s been one year since Robert L. Caret took over the presidency of the University of Massachusetts, the largest public-university system in New England and a major economic force in the state and South Coast. A scientist by training, Caret was credited in previous leadership roles at Towson University in Maryland and San Jose State University in California with raising the graduation rates of minority students while managing large capital-expansion projects.More
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