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Message from Dean Ira A. Jackson
February 2015
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 Are you ready ....
for the snow to start to melt?
for the T to return to full service?
for some bipartisan consensus in Washington?
for peace and reconciliation in the Middle East?
for meaningful, quantifiable progress on global climate change?
If so, we are ready for you.
Read the dean's full comments
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UMass Boston Rated in Nation's Top 30 Innovative Public Service Schools
Student to faculty-ratios, innovative academic programs, and quality internships and career services helped McCormack Grad School propel UMass Boston to #29 on the list.
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Professor Darren Kew will observe the presidential elections to enhance voter confidence and to show solidarity with the people of Nigeria.
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Professor Jeffrey Pugh:
Conflict Transformation Across Borders 
New McCormack Graduate School professor brings innovative summer program in Ecuador to UMass Boston students.
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Salif Mangane
International Relations Master's Degree Program
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Meet three of our McCormack Scholars
A Fulbright scholar from Mauritania, Salif Mangane graduated second in his class at the University of Nouakchott. With a scholarship from the government, he went on to Ibn Tofail University in Morocco to complete a master's degree in English language and culture.
While a graduate student, he became especially interested in the sphere of international relations. Courses on theories of culture, nations and identity, cultural mediation, and peacebuilding heightened his interest in learning how to shape future economic and cultural development and how to use cross-border approaches to the relationship between people of different backgrounds.
At the McCormack Graduate School, he wishes to specialize in international security and use theories and concepts in international relations to better understand and explain the dynamics of world politics. He plans to seek a career in diplomacy and peacekeeping, most likely in West Africa.
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Pamela Lomax
Public Administration (MPA) Program
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Pamela Lomax received her BA in human services management from Lesley University.
Her professional experience includes a wide range of team leadership, budget management, recruitment, advancement, and organizational development for the State of Massachusetts, MIT, Suffolk, and Harvard Universities. Lomax currently serves as deputy auditor for administration and finance and is on the leadership team in the office of Massachusetts' State Auditor Suzanne Bump.
A resident of Hyde Park, she has wide experience in community service, including the creation of a start-up development plan to support the budget for a Boston charter school and serving as founding treasurer for a Cambridge charter school. She has previously served as a trustee for the Chestnut Hill School and the Fessenden School and has been an active volunteer in diversity and inclusion programs in private K-12 schools.
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Ian Livingstone
Gerontology PhD Program
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Ian Livingstone received a BS in health science studies at Quinnipiac University. He also earned an MBA in healthcare management and interned at the VA hospital in Newington, CT.
Following graduation, he moved to Boston to work at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the Pathology Department as a billing compliance analyst where he sparked an interest in gerontology.
Livingstone's research interests center on prevention of age-related diseases, behavioral health, and productive aging, allowing him to combine his education in science and business administration with the policy work he has done.
Working with Professor Edward Miller, Livingstone is researching how nursing homes are portrayed in the national media.
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 Saturday, February 28 (10:00 AM)
The Great Hall, Faneuil Hall, 4 South Market Building, Boston
Age-Friendly Boston
The Gerontology Institute partners with AARP and the World Health Organization in this Civic Academy to listen to residents discuss community needs for seniors.
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Thursday, March 5 (4 PM) M-1-Harbor Gallery
Why hasn't the U.S. ratified the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)? |
 Getting the Most Out of Your 401(k) Confused by your retirement plans and savings options? Learn more about our new investor education initiative with other publications from the Pension Action Center, part of our Gerontology Institute. |
Kudos to the Collins Center for being recognized as a 2015 Bright Ideas award winner for its efforts in innovation in American government. The honor comes from Harvard University's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
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Internships and Fellowships
Two-Year Paid Internship/Kuehn Fellowship in Affordable Housing
Fellows will be matched with a participating Massachusetts host organization and begin their fellowships on July 1. Stipend: $65,000/year. Nominations due March 16. Contact: trustees@kuehncharitable.org
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Washington D.C. Summer Internship through EMK Institute for the U.S. Senate
Intern with congressional leaders for six weeks this summer. Application deadline is this Friday, February 20. For more information, contact info@emkinstitute.org
Find more internship opportunities on our website.
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Current Job Openings
See links to these job postings and others on our website.
Assistant Executive Director, Altria Senior Living
(Falmouth, MA)
Counterintelligence Officer, Prescient Edge Corporation
(McLean, VA)
Legislative Coordinator, Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers & Scientists
(Boston, MA)
Director of Government Relations, Altegra Health
(U.S./Based on West Coast)
Driver Safety Program-Operations Analyst, AARP
(Washington, DC)
Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
(Boston, MA)
Conflicts Analyst, WilmerHale
(Washington, D.C.)
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McCormack Prof Criticizes New Report on Parent Organizing in Schools
