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Paid leave proposal aids workers, employers

Commentary 05/14/2021

The Biden administration is proposing a massive expansion of federal benefits through a 10-year, $1.8 trillion package that includes new spending on child care,...

UMass ‘vaccine corps’ needs to be replicated

Commentary 02/19/2021

The U.S. faces one of the most consequential public health campaigns in history right now: to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 and, especially, to...

THE UNIVERSITY of Massachusetts board of trustees approved a rate increase that will impact in-state students tuition by 2.5% in the next fiscal year. Out-of-state tuition are set to increase next year at 3% and 2% rate, depending on which campus a student attends.

UMass board approves in-state tuition hike of 2.5%

Education 08/02/2019

PROVIDENCE – Tuition at the University of Massachusetts will increase 2.5% for in-state students to $14,722 in the 2019-2020 academic year, the state university...

THE MASSBENCHMARKS editorial board expressed concerns over potential factors that could alter the "very healthy" Massachusetts economy.

MassBenchmarks expresses concern amid healthy economy

Economic Activity 06/20/2019

BOSTON – In an editorial board meeting, MassBenchmarks expressed concern over the sustainability of the current positive economic climate in Massachusetts, citing a tight...

MASSACHUSETTS GDP increased at a 7.3 percent annualized rate in the second quarter of 2018. / COURTESY MASSBENCHMARKS

MassBenchmarks: Mass. GDP jumped 7.3% in Q2

Economic Activity 07/27/2018

PROVIDENCE – Massachusetts gross domestic product increased at a 7.3 percent annualized rate in the second quarter, according to the University of Massachusetts publication...

Three and 2.5 percent tuition increases were approved for undergraduate students at all four of the University of Massachusetts campuses on Friday by the school's board of trustees. / COURTESY OF UMASS

2018-19 tuition increases approved by UMass board

Education 07/13/2018

PROVIDENCE — Undergraduate tuition increases of 2.5 percent (in-state) and 3 percent (out-of-state) across all four University of Massachusetts undergraduate campuses was approved by the...

UMASS DARTMOUTH professor Pamela Karimi was awarded the 2018 Manning Prize for teaching along with faculty from the four other UMass campuses. Above, from left to right, UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, UMass Amherst professor Linda Isbell, UMass President Marty Meehan, UMass Boston professor Olivia Weisser, UMass Lowell lecturer Deborah Finch, UMass Dartmouth professor Pamela Karimi, UMass Lowell alum and prize co-founder Donna Manning, UMass Medical School professor Anne Gilroy, UMass Lowell alum, prize co-founder and Board of Trustees Chairman Rob Manning, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert E. Johnson, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael Collins and UMass Boston Chancellor Barry Mills. / COURTESY UMASS DARTMOUTH/ROB CARLIN

UMass Dartmouth’s Karimi awarded 2018 Manning Prize

People 05/23/2018

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professor Pamela Karimi received the Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, UMass announced Wednesday. The state school system...

UMass Dartmouth professors win $25K technology development award

Education 04/18/2018

DARTMOUTH - Two University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professors have received a $25,000 award to further their research on using crowdsourced data for road surface...

UMass acquires Mt. Ida campus, to accept Mt. Ida students to...

Education 04/06/2018

NEWTON, Mass. - Closing its doors with the 2018 commencement ceremonies, Mount Ida College, which owes millions in debt, announced an asset acquisition by the...