Spring fever at the McCormack!
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Message from Dean Ira A. Jackson
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Whew! We've just finished a whirlwind month here at the McCormack Graduate School. We hosted several major events with thought-provoking guests discussing exciting local and global topics and careers that matter. In early April, we cosponsored an innovative conference on the use of technology in government, a two-day symposium on global religious divides honoring 100-year old alum Ben Slomoff (Conflict Resolution '97), and held a fundraiser honoring the life and legacy of a political leader and longtime friend of our Women in Politics program which drew three governors to join us.
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Paul Grogan on Crisis in Urban Education: "Moral and Economic Imperative" to Get it Right
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The statistics are alarming. Only 32% of Boston third-grade students are reading at the proficiency level. Nationwide, 1.2 million students drop out each year; that's 1 every 26 seconds. Today, an entering 9th grader in a Boston Public Schools district high school has only a 12% chance of graduating from college within 7 years of high school graduation. Across the country, only 34% of the poorest children enroll in college and only 11% graduate.
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UMass Boston Event Tackles Global Religious Conflict
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Discover the accomplishments of our McCormack faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
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McCormack Photos of the Month
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