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Message from the Dean 
I'm on vacation in Mexico!
Dean Steve Crosby |
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Job Opportunities of Interest
New postings of the week:
Research Manager
Jane Doe Inc
Assistant Director
Project Bread
Political Public Relations Consultant
The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus
Environmental Policy Program Director
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
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Additional Jobs Resource
Read the Career Services Job Bulletin to keep up with events and get a bi-weekly sampling of current job openings
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 MGS in the News
Why This Recession is DifferentCNBC Online, February 19, 2009
In many ways, it is essentially the consumer running out of steam, says Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs Christian Weller. This was in the making for quite some time. We had such weak job and wage growth coming out of the last recession and that was kind of masked by the credit boom.
The Patriot Ledger, February 17, 2009
Retired professor of history Carter Jefferson and Agnes Abrahamson of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute are mentioned in this story on the popularity of social networking website Facebook among seniors.
Boston Globe, February 15, 2009
The town of Winthrop has partnered with McCormack Graduate School's Collins Center for Public Management to search for a new town manager.
Iran's Reformist Former President 'Needs To Stand Up' Radio Liberty, February 10, 2009
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, a former reformist legislator who is currently a visiting scholar at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, UMass Boston, is well-known for her outspokenness and human rights advocacy. She tells Radio Liberty correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari that she's concerned about Khatami's weakness and also the fairness of the upcoming elections.
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International Roundtable Series
You are invited to an International Roundtable Discussion
"The Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration: Challenges and Prospects"
Tuesday, February 24th
3:00-4:30pm
Troy Colloquium Room, second floor Wheatley
featuring
Prof. Jalal Alamgir on South Asia
Prof. Leila Farsakh on the Middle East
Prof. Hormoz Shadadi on Iran
Prof. Jack Spence on Latin America
Prof. Robert Weiner on Russia
Sponsored by:International Relations
McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
Political Science Department
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CWPPP goes to Washington!
Big Strides, Diverse Paths: Women's Journeys to Political Leadership
Date: Thurs., March 5th
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Location: National Archives, Washington, DC
Join Eleanor Clift, weekly panelist on The McLaughlin Group, as she moderates a panel of women who come from a variety of backgrounds, represent different levels of political activity, and have played leadership roles in politics.
Panelists include Congresswomen Grace Napolitano (D-CA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Madeleine Kunin, former Governor of Vermont and author of Pearls, Politics, and Power; and Jennette Bradley, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
Free and open to the public. RSVP by clicking here. Enter at National Archives Special Events Entrance, 7th Street & Constitution Ave., Washington, DC, NW.
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Gerontology
Upcoming Events
Gerontology Colloquium Series for Spring 2009
UMass Boston Wheatley Building, 3rd Floor Room 125 1:00 - 2:15pm
(03/02/09) Richard V. Burkhauser, Ph.D. (Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor and Chair of Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University). Topic: "Reforming the U.S. Disability Transfer System"
(04/27/09) Sara E. Rix, Ph.D. (Senior Strategic Advisor, Public Policy Institute, AARP). Topic: "Going, Going, Gone? A Look at Work and Retirement in the 21st Century"
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| Dispute Resolution
Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians
Ahmad Hajazzi
Thursday March 5, 2009
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Campus Center Room 3540
Director Ahmad Hajazzi, School for Peace at Neve Shalom/Wahat-al-Salaam an Arab/Jewish "intentional community" in Israel.
Ne-vé shal-om/waah-at i-sal-aam: Hebrew and Arabic for Oasis of Peace
Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam is a cooperative village of Jews and Palestinian Arabs of Israeli citizenship. It is engaged in educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples. | |
Center for Social Policy
In December 2008, The Boston Foundation granted an award to the Center for Social Policy (CSP) to generate practical and timely information detailing the housing affordability problems for vulnerable, low income tenant households, including those affected by the foreclosure crisis.
By examining the impact of foreclosure and paying close attention to issues of race, gender and income, CSP's fact-finding research will also provide a rich picture of neighborhood dynamics and possible avenues for intervention.
CSP will generate a protocol or tool for widespread use by community organizations for their own community within and beyond the City of Boston to carry out neighborhood-level analysis and interventions.
More exciting news!
In January 2009, The Sociological Initiatives Fund awarded the Center for Social Policy a grant to generate ideas for improving the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. Results of CSPs analytical work will be used by the Housing Solutions Campaign, a coalition of 40 policy and housing advocacy organizations in Massachusetts, to increase MRVP resources and to advance needed reforms. |
| Save The Date - March 24th
Film Screening &Moderated Discussion
Join us for a special screening of newly released "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," followed by a moderated discussion by Prof. Amani El-Jack
WOMEN'S RESEARCH FORUM
Date: Tues., March 24th
Time: 5:30pm Reception; 6:00 Film
Location: UMass Boston
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Read the reviews of this inspiring film.
Amani El-Jack is Assistant Professor of Women Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Amani El Jack focuses on the gendered fields of development studies; globalization; forced migration; militarization/war; post-conflict reconstruction processes; peace building and human security, with specific emphasis on Africa.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments and networking at 5:30pm; film starts at 6:00pm.RSVP by clicking here.
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2009 Recipient of the Robert C. Wood Visiting Professorship in Public and Urban Affairs Barbara Nelson!
Save The Date
Tuesday April 28, 2009
5:30-7:00pm
Campus Center Ballroom
UMass Boston
Barbara J. Nelson is Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs where she was Dean from 1996-2008. She also holds adjunct appointments in Social Welfare, Urban Planning, and Political Science. She is the Founder and Principal Investigator of The Concord Project (1993), and has worked and done research in over 25 countries. Barbara Nelson is a specialist in international and domestic conflict mediation, leadership, organizational behavior, and social movements; including women's, labor, ethnic, and religious social movements.
Barbara Nelson is the author of six books and over seventy articles. Her most recent books are Leadership and Diversity: A Case Book and The Concord Handbook: Building Social Capital Across Communities. She is a Member of the Board of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and the was the Co-Chair of the [U.S.] National Commission to Reduce Infant Mortality. She is also a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.
As it may interest those working on divided societies;
Barbara J. Nelson, Kathryn A. Carver, Linda Kaboolian. (2007) "Creating Concord Organizations: Institutional Design for Bridging Antagonistic Cultures."
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