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Friends and Colleagues: 
As we approach the holiday vacation, I'm pleased to report
on exciting year-end developments at the McCormack Graduate
School:
- As you
may have read, Padraig O'Malley, who holds the Moakley Chair of Peace and
Reconciliation, orchestrated an extraordinary conference in Bagdad,
comprised of representatives of the municipal, regional and state
parliaments of Kirkuk and neighboring Kurdistan. An agreement reached at that conference
could be the basis for a reconciliation of the future of Kirkuk, one of the most intractable
problems in Iraqi politics. News
coverage is found at Kirkuk's Factions are on Speaking Terms and a long interview from NPR's "Here and
Now" is at Negotiating Peace in Iraq.
- The Edward J.
Collins Center for Public Management successfully helped 80 municipalities
complete applications for federal stimulus money, causing staff at the
Metropolitan Area Planning Council to write, "the ARRA [Stimulus] Program,
and the partnership with the Collins Center has exceeded even my highest
expectations and it has been immensely productive." In addition, the Collins Center
is launching its first course in "Performance Management in Government and Non-Profits." Led initially by Dr. Shelley Metzenbaum, Founding
Director of the Collins Center who is now leading performance management
for the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Collins Center
is becoming a national leader in the emerging discipline of performance
management in the public sector.
- I've
mentioned before the ambitious "Reshaping Poverty Policy" initiative
undertaken by the Center for Social Policy. I hope you'll watch this video
and join them.
It is amazing how time flies. It's been a remarkable year: an extraordinary new Presidency; a shocking
economic collapse; an impossible Gordian Knot in Afganistan and Pakistan. And closer to home: a continually expanding and challenging
faculty; a dynamic new Provost driving internationalization of our campus;
wrestling with constant budget cuts; and now the University's likely purchase
of the Bayside Expo Center site. Next year should be something.
May you all have a relaxing and renewing holiday season, and
may the New Year bring us all some glimmer of peace and prosperity.
Best wishes.
Steve Crosby, Dean  P.S. The photo above is the failed attempt by the MGS Staff
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Job Opportunities of Interest |
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UMass Boston Career Services
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Need additional assistance on your job/internship search or resume?
Visit Career Services or call 617-287-5519.
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Cash for Caulkers
CNBC, December 15, 2009
Christian Weller, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the McCormack Graduate School, participates in a debate about President Obama's push for cash for caulkers.
Political incubator
The Boston Globe, December 13, 2009
Article includes quotes from Stephen McGoldrick, Deputy Director of the Collins Center for Public Management at the McCormack Graduate School.
Coakley runs against history in state where old boys rule
The Boston Globe, December 12, 2009
Article includes a quote by Carol Hardy-Fanta, director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the McCormack Graduate School.
GOP ponders 'longshot' win for Senate
The Boston Herald, December 9, 2009
Stephen P. Crosby, dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, is quoted in this article.
Business tax breaks up, spending for colleges down
The Patriot Ledger, December 3, 2009
Professor of Economics Randy Albelda analyzes a new study by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center.
Obama Holds Job Summit
CNBC, December 3, 2009
Christian Weller, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the McCormack Graduate School, offers his commentary on President Obama's job summit yesterday.
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Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters |
International Student Essay Competition
CRSCAD is sponsoring an international student essay competition on the topic of the conference Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters that takes place July 12-15, 2010.
The 50 winning essays will be published as a CRSCAD monograph and the top 20 winners will be publicly honored and invited to attend the conference.
Deadline: January 30, 2010
For further information please send an e-mail to: crscad@umb.edu.
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Dear Friend,
As someone who cares about poverty in our midst and understands its complex root causes, I hope you'll take two minutes to see a video that shows solutions are within our reach.
View Change through Engagement.
Your gift to the Center for Social Policy's Reshaping Poverty Policy initiative provides vital resources to build social policies that reduce inequalities, enhance the economic well-being of low income families and their home communities, and benefit workers and their employers.
Thank you for your generosity.
Donna Haig Friedman
Director
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Child and Family Conference |
Save the Date
3RD National Research Conference on  Child and Family Programs and Policy.
July 21-23, 2010
Bridgewater State College
This year's conference will feature pre-conference workshops on how to write for and communicate with the media, policy-makers, and a lay audience and Dr. Marsha Klein Pruett, Smith College, School of Social Work will speak about the Supporting Father Ivolvement Project.
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