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Friends and Colleagues: 
As I prepare for some serious vacation on Buzzard's Bay, in South Dartmouth, MA, I am pleased to report the continuing successes and changes at McCormack Graduate School. Among the most notable:
· The Commonwealth Compact has been recognized locally and nationally for its accomplishment in the challenging world of diversity and inclusion. Colleen Richards Powell, former Deputy Director, was recognized as an up and coming leader in "40 under 40" by The Network Journal in NYC. Georgianna Melendez, Co-Director, was presented the "Humanitarian Award" by the Boston Center for Community and Justice (BCCJ) for her work for social justice, and was recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential Puerto Rican Women in MA by the Puerto Rican Festival of MA Committee. And Commonwealth Compact was recognized by the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) for its work in promoting social justice.
· As I described in the past, we are tremendously excited about expanding our policy studies into an even deeper global reach, culminating in a new PhD Program in Global Policy Studies expected to begin in September of 2011. To accommodate this new PhD Program, the Department that now houses our Masters Degree in International Relations and our Dispute Resolution Program has been renamed the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance.
· One of the key strategies of our new Collaborative Institute on Oceans, Climate and Security is to partner with other major institutions to give us the substantive reach, contacts and experience to serve this vast emerging area of intellectual endeavor. To that end, we are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Battelle Memorial Institute, our first Signature Partner in this venture.
· Dr. Bing Chen, Professor Emeritus of our Gerontology Department and long time holder of our Manning Chair, is the 2010 winner of the Gerontological Society of America Award for Outstanding Research. This recognition is an honor not only for Bing, but for the Gerontology Department and Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston.
· In collaboration with Charlie Kravetz, former President and News Director of NECN, we've been considering establishing a new Center on Civil Discourse, committed to reinvigorating debate about great issues, that is factual, enlightening, compelling-and civil! Using that structure, we have applied for an exciting NEH grant on "Civility and Democracy." But with or without that grant, we will pursue this important topic.
If your life's work is in the public policy arena, these are deeply disturbing times-desperate environmental problems, desperate economic problems, two desperate wars in lands with no apparent ability to capitalize on our sacrifices of blood and treasure, and a political leadership which seems to have utterly lost a commitment to progress before partisanship (speaking of civil discourse). But hope does spring eternal, and as I look out over a beautiful Boston Harbor, from this vibrant campus, on a sunny, dry day, I can only hope for the best. The Red Sox are in the hunt, and hydrangeas are in full bloom.
So let's enjoy the lazy, hazy, crazy days of July and August.
Steve Crosby, Dean
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Patrick has double standard, critics say
Boston Globe, July 7, 2010
McCormack School Dean Steve Crosby and CLA Associate Professor Maurice Cunningham are quoted in this article about how some analysts say Governor Deval Patrick's political appointments somewhat impair his ability to attack opponent Charlie Baker for his role in the Big Dig.
Consultants advise merging IT functions
Middleboro Gazette, July 1, 2010
Article about how consultants from the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management are recommending that Middleboro merge the general government and school information technology departments under one director.
Portraying the 'American Caesars'
BBC Today, June 28, 2010
Historian Nigel Hamilton and Cambridge classicist Professor Mary Beard reflect on the "Imperial Presidency." Hamilton's American Casears arrives in stores this August.
True to the task in tough times
Boston Globe, June 27, 2010
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs Christian Weller is quoted in this article on whether workforce diversity has taken a hit during the recession.
FinReg: Settles Too Big to Fail?
CNBC, June 25, 2010
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs Christian Weller is interviewed about financial regulatory reform.
Elderly drivers facing new restrictions
NECN, June 24, 2010
Associate Professor of Gerontology Elizabeth Dugan is interviewed about a new Massachusetts bill aimed at getting dangerous drivers off the road on "Affairs of State."
Texting while driving banned under law
WBZ-TV, June 22, 2010
Associate Professor of Gerontology Elizabeth Dugan is interviewed about a new Massachusetts bill that would ban texting while driving and require elderly drivers to take a vision test every five years.
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National Research Conference
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 3rd National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
July 21-23, 2010
Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Registration is now open! Please go to: www.nrccfpp.org for more information!
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Richard Gelles, Dean, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Safety, Permanence, and Preservation: The Impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
Dr. Marsha Klein Pruett, Smith College School of Social Work, The Supporting Father Involvement Project
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The Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy
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New Certificate Program
Certificate in Women's Leadership in a Global PerspectiveMost recently the field of leadership studies has shifted its focus to women and leadership because, without a clear understanding of the
* political structures in which women operate * an ability to analyze public policies with an eye toward their effect on women * knowledge about leadership development
strategies
many women are unable to affect the public policies that impact their daily lives. AVAILABLE ONLINE: Classes begin September 13th
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 John McGah, MSPA '05, Director of McCormack Graduate
School's campaign to end homelessness, Give US Your Poor, will be presenting a
workshop at the 2010 National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference on July
14 in Washington, D.C. John will co-present with David Peter Stroh of
Bridgeway Partners a session entitled, "A Systemic Approach to Ending Homelessness" applying systems dynamics view to understanding interconnected forces
contributing to homelessness and identifying leverage points for change.
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