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Friends and Colleagues: I have been asked by Governor Patrick to chair a gubernatorial commission exploring the appropriateness and transparency of compensation of senior executives at Massachusetts "Authorities," such as MassPort and the Turnpike Authority. Our "quasi-publics," as our authorities are frequently called, are designed to be a combination of both public and private sector standards and cultures, and are designed to accomplish special government purposes. Given the economic climate and the wide public concern about salaries and employment contracts-juxtaposed with the day-to-day realities of trying to attract, retain and properly compensate the best people in key positions, it should be a fascinating exercise, and I appreciate the Governor's request to serve on this issue. Last night I discussed this with Emily Rooney; click Greater Boston where there is a direct link to my segment. I'm delighted to announce that 4 MGS faculty members were winners of the FY10 UMass Boston Internal Grant Program. Congratulations to Professors Heather MacIndoe, Christian Weller, Michael Johnson and Maximiliane Szinovacz. There are 2 special events coming up in April: April 14th-16th, Padraig O'Malley, our Moakley Chair on Peace and Reconciliation, will be hosting an international conference on "A Forum for Cities in Transition." You're invited to join us on Thursday, April 16th at 7:30 p.m. for a public panel discussion, "Divided Cities: Common and Uncommon." It should be fascinating, as we hear the sagas of divided cities like Belfast, Kirkuk, and Mitrovica, and as we hear the delegations discuss the possibility of a permanent forum on divided cities. It will take place at the Campus Center at UMass Boston.
On April 24th and 25th, the Gerontology Institute is holding a Symposium on "Older Workers and Social Policy In the 21st Century: International, National, and Regional Perspectives." The Symposium will address policy and programmatic issues surrounding employment in later life. It will take place in the Ryan Lounge at UMass Boston.
 We had a very useful alumni night with the Department of Public Policy's MSPA students on March 9th, promoting networking and job opportunities among students and alumni. We will continue to do this with all of our students, and hope that you will be able to attend.
Happy Spring!
Steve Crosby, Dean |
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New postings of the week:
Mass. Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
The University of Georgia
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| MGS in the News |
CNN.com, March 25 2009
Padraig O'Malley, the John Joseph Moakley Distinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, is planning a three-day forum in April for "divided cities," where officials from ethnically tense Kirkuk in Iraq will discuss common problems with officials from Derry/Londonderry and Belfast in Northern Ireland, Nicosia in Cyprus, and Mitrovica in Serbia/Kosovo. Divided Cities' Leaders to Gather, Advise Iraqis Stars and Stripes Mideast Edition, Saturday, March 21, 2009
While political leaders from Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom spent St. Patrick's Day in the U.S. capital talking about preserving their fragile but sustained 11-year-old peace, an effort is under way in Boston to help transfer the lessons learned in Belfast, Derry and several other conflict cities around world to one of the most contested cities today: Kirkuk, Iraq. Padraig O'Malley, a professor at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, is a one-man reconciliation crew. He knows firsthand it is possible for mortal enemies, even religious ones, to shake hands.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual Americans more likely to be poor The Miami Herald, March 21, 2009
Randy Albelda, Professor of Economics at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies is quoted in this article Many more vie for far fewer jobs
The Boston Globe, March 20, 2009
The competition for jobs in Massachusetts has more than doubled over the past year, as a growing pool of jobless and underemployed people fight for fewer and fewer openings, according to study from Northeastern University. "The rate of job loss is still very high," said Alan Clayton-Matthews, an economic analyst and professor at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies. "We're in a vicious cycle. As long as you keep losing jobs, that means lower income, lower consumer spending, and more job losses." Back to the past in Northern Ireland
The Boston Globe, March 15, 2009
Padraig O'Malley, the John Joseph Moakley Professor of Peace and Reconciliation at the McCormack Graduate School, and author of the forthcoming book The Greater Middle East, Different Starting Points, Different Histories, wrote this editorial for the Boston Globe.
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Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies
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Chancellor Marty Meehan has appointed the noted international peace activist Padraig O'Malley as the 2009 Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies. O'Malley is the John Joseph Moakley Distinguished Professor for Peace and Reconciliation at the McCormack Graduate School of Public Policy at UMass Boston. |
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Friday, April 3 Mandira Kala
"Decentralization in Kerala: Revealing the Deliberative Sphere, Political Agency and Citizen Well-Being"
2:00PM, UMASS Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd.
Science Bld. S-1-089 |
| The Robert C. Wood Professorship in Public and Urban Affairs 2009 Recipient |
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.
Save The Date
Tuesday April 28, 2009
5:30-7:00pm
Campus Center Ballroom
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