BOSTON 鈥 Early college programs at UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, and UMass Lowell received state designation approval today, expanding opportunities for more high school students to earn college鈥, 2023 study from MassInc, shows that early college doubles the likelihood that students enroll in college and persist in higher education. 鈥淲e are very grateful to the Healey-Driscoll Administration for their support of these鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, said, ., 鈥淎cross our UMass campuses, we are working hard to expand opportunities and create innovative paths so more Massachusetts students can access a world-class UMass education.鈥 鈥淓arly college programs鈥, UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam, . 鈥淭he UMass Board is proud to support these efforts, which reflect our deep commitment to access, equity, and student success.鈥 During his https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001鈥, 2024 State of the University speech, , President Meehan pledged to triple early college enrollment at UMass to serve more than 2,000 students over the next five years and broaden its reach to more communities. UMass early college has鈥, UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco, said, ., 鈥淓arly college can be transformational for high school students looking to pursue a college degree, providing a no-cost, high-quality pathway to success. Early college furthers our mission as an鈥, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A. Fuller., 鈥淭hese programs empower students to see themselves as college-ready and give them a head start on achieving their educational and career goals.鈥 "Early college courses provide so many great benefits鈥, UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen, . "At the same time, students become acquainted with our university and faculty, all while getting ahead and making their own college journeys more affordable. We are incredibly grateful for the鈥
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BOSTON, 鈥 A distinguished and broadly representative group of health care professionals, UMass faculty, business leaders, community stakeholders, and alumni, have been appointed by UMass Board of Trustees鈥, 黑料app President Marty Meehan said, . 鈥淚n that time, UMass Chan became a world-class academic health sciences center that attracts students and researchers from around the world. We are grateful to the search committee and Chair David鈥, UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam, , an ex-officio member of the search committee. 鈥淚 am confident their diverse experiences and viewpoints will result in a successful search, and I am excited to see the high caliber of candidates the鈥, David Brunelle, search committee chair and UMass Trustee., 鈥淭he Medical School provides a critical public service in education and research that benefits the Commonwealth and the nation. It is crucial that we identify candidates who can lead this incredible鈥, The UMass Chan Medical School Search Committee members are:, Chair: David M. Brunelle, - Trustee, UMass Board of Trustees, Rita K. Amoah, RN, PhD 鈥21, - Assistant Professor, Bethany Berry, - MD/PhD Candidate; UMass Chan Student Trustee, Mary Burns, UMass Lowell 鈥84 -, Vice Chair, UMass Board of Trustees; Chair, UMass Building Authority Board, Katherine Craven, - Executive Vice President, Administration and Finance, Babson College; Director, UMass Foundation Board of Directors; Chair, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Edward H. D鈥橝lelio, UMass Boston 鈥74, - Treasurer & Investment Committee Chair, 黑料app Foundation, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, PhD, - Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Medicine; Vice Provost for Basic Science Research; Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair III, James R. Julian, Jr, JD, - CEO, 黑料app Foundation, Katherine Luzuriaga, MD, - UMass Memorial Health Care Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research; - Vice Provost for Research, Justin A. Maykel, MD, - Joseph M. Streeter and Mary Streeter DeFeudis Chair of Surgery; Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Craig C. Mello, PhD, - Distinguished Professor; Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine; 2006 Nobel laureate, Timothy P. Murray, JD, - Former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts; President and CEO, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, Noreen C. Okwara, , UMass Boston 鈥12, MD 鈥17 - UMass Board of Trustees, R. Norman Peters, , JD, 鈥04 (H) - Partner, Peters & Sowydra; Director, UMass Foundation Board of Directors; Member, UMass Building Authority Board, Karyn Polito, JD, - Former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts; Vice President of Business Development, UMass Memorial Health, Javier A. Reyes, PhD, - Chancellor, 黑料app Amherst, Michael P. Stauff, MD, - Chair, Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation; Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Endowed Chair in Orthopedics; Associate Professor of Orthopedics, A.J. Marian Walhout, PhD, - Professor and Chair, Department of Systems Biology; Maroun Semaan Chair in Biomedical Research, Marcellette G. Williams, PhD, - UMass Amherst Chancellor Emerita; Retired Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the UMass President鈥檚 Office, Charles F. Wu, - Trustee, UMass Board of Trustees; Member, UMass Building Authority Board *Stephen R. Karam, ex-officio Chair, UMass Board of Trustees UMass Chan is perennially ranked by U.S. 黑料app & World鈥, About UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Chan Medical School, one of five campuses of the 黑料app system, comprises the T.H. Chan School of Medicine; the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the Tan鈥
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In a recent New York Times Magazine article, ", How Trump Is Shutting Down the Cancer Research System,, " writer Jonathan Mahler delves into how these impacts are affecting a professor at the 黑料app Chan Medical School who focuses primarily on an aggressive form of pediatric brain鈥
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While we are incredibly relieved that no one has been injured, the Friday night fire at the Olympia Drive Apartment complex has had a significant impact on the more than 220 affected students who鈥
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The 黑料app鈥 Annual Report to the Legislature illustrates the tremendous benefits the university brings to the Commonwealth across all five campuses: educating more than, 73,000 undergraduate and graduate students, , employing more than, 25,000 faculty, staff, and researchers, , and generating an, $8.3 billion economic impact, on the state鈥檚 economy. Each of UMass鈥檚 nationally ranked campuses delivers excellent educational opportunities to students, contributes high-impact service to communities, and conducts valuable鈥, university conferred degrees on more than 19,000 students, , a large percentage of whom 鈥, more than 70 percent, 鈥 will remain in Massachusetts post-graduation to contribute to their communities and the state鈥檚 economy. As the state鈥檚 only public research university, UMass has worked tirelessly over decades to鈥, $869 million annually in research funding, , making, UMass the third largest university research portfolio in Massachusetts, , after Harvard and MIT, and fourth in New England. The impact of that research enterprise extends far beyond the university鈥檚 five campuses and has enormous state and national economic benefits.鈥, Access and Affordability, All UMass campuses continue to enroll strong first-year classes with, more than 11,400 new students, this fall, up 2.2 percent over last year. And for the second consecutive year the incoming class was the most diverse ever with 54 percent students of color. This Fall marked the first time eligible鈥, without paying tuition or fees, , something the university accomplished through continued investments in university-funded financial aid and the expansion of the MASSGrant Plus Program approved by the Legislature in FY2024 and鈥, $422 million annually, ,, an 80 percent increase from a decade ago, . The average in-state student pays, less than $6,000 in tuition and fees each year, , and more than 14,000 students, or 1 in 3 Massachusetts undergraduate students, attended tuition-free last year. UMass鈥檚 Early College program continues to make a difference in access and鈥, 1,500 students enrolled this fall, . For the Fall 2025 semester, students and their families, saved approximately $3.2 million in tuition costs, through UMass Early College. In addition, the university continues to improve the transfer pathway from the state鈥檚 community colleges, which represented 47.4 percent of last year鈥檚 transfers to鈥, Academic Excellence and Rise in Rankings, UMass Amherst is the No. 1 public institution in New England, and No. 29 in the nation, according to U.S. 黑料app & World Report. Both UMass Boston and UMass Lowell this year were, designated as Carnegie Research 1 (R1) Universities, , a designation held by only the top 7 percent of four-year institutions., UMass Boston, and, UMass Dartmouth, ranked #1 and #2, respectively, as public universities in New England for Social Mobility , and, UMass Lowell, was ranked as the state's top value school by U.S. 黑料app & World Report., UMass Law School鈥檚, Class of 2024 was, #1 in Massachusetts, for the percentage of graduates entering government and public service jobs., UMass Chan Medical School, is consistently ranked as the, No. 1 medical school in the Northeast for primary care education, by U.S. 黑料app & World Report. , Strong Fiscal Management, This year brought unprecedented challenges to universities across the country, particularly regarding federal cuts and grant slowdowns to research funding. Like all higher education institutions,鈥, FY2025 with a 3.4 percent operating margin., The university鈥檚 bond ratings remain strong from ratings agencies, Moody鈥檚, Fitch, and S&P Global. A key engine for financial success is UMass鈥檚 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, which鈥, saved $178.5 million, since its inception, received NASH鈥檚 鈥淪caling for Change鈥 award and was praised as a 鈥減roven, replicable model for the nation.鈥, Capital Planning Process and Deferred Maintenance, The 黑料app campuses face significant capital needs because most infrastructure and buildings were built more than 50 years ago. Despite fully engaged efforts over the past 20鈥, $4.8 billion backlog in deferred maintenance, . UMass maintains a professional, transparent, and rigorously managed capital planning process. The Board of Trustees receives quarterly updates on its progress. UMass has a strong track record of鈥, Growth in Philanthropic Giving , Private philanthropy continues to grow at the university, benefiting students, faculty, and staff., UMass Amherst, received its largest gift in the campus鈥檚 history, with a, $50 million donation, to support the newly named Riccio College of Engineering ., UMass Boston, secured a, $10 million donation, from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation in support of the Stone Living Lab ., UMass Chan Medical School, also received a monumental naming gift,, $35 million, for the Paul J. DiMare Center ., UMass Dartmouth, in September received a $1M gift from an alum to provide additional support to students . , UMass Lowell, launched an ambitious philanthropic campaign, 鈥 Designing the Future ,鈥 which has already, raised more than $165 million, . The Foundation Endowment has, grown to $1.8 billion, in assets, through the strong stewardship of donors鈥 investments by the Foundation Board of Directors, chief executive officer, and the entire team at the UMass Foundation. In addition, the university is鈥, Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program, , which contributed $10 million in endowment matching funds to the university last year. In FY2025, the , UMass Foundation, disbursed more support to the campuses than ever before,, reaching $46.4M in annual campus support from the endowment, . The university鈥檚 many strengths documented in this annual report underscore how vital it is, for the good of the Commonwealth, that the state continues its strong support and investment in the鈥, Read the full 2026 Annual Report here., To request an accessible version of the 2026 Annual Report, please contact Siraj Sayyed at SSayyed@umassp.edu . Headshot of Umass President Marty Meehan smiling at the camera wearing a suit and tie.鈥
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In his annual State of the University message,, 黑料app President Marty Meehan, today called for a three-fold expansion of enrollment in the university鈥檚 early college programs over the next five years. UMass President Marty Meehan at Greater Lowell technical high school鈥, Watch, President Meehan's 2024 State of the University Address, "Within the next five years, we plan to expand our early college initiatives to serve more than 2,000 high school students and broaden our early college reach to more rural areas of the state,鈥濃, the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy (CCA), , was launched in Fall 2022, with 169 students at seven schools. CCA now has nearly 600 enrollments in 11 high schools: Brockton, Durfee (Fall River), Greater Lowell Technical, New Bedford, Revere,鈥
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BOSTON 鈥 Moody鈥檚, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings all recently reaffirmed the 黑料app鈥 strong bond ratings, each citing effective management practices as a factor in鈥, Reports, S&P Global, Fitch Ratings, Moody鈥檚
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UMass President Marty Meehan and UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam offered the following statements in response to a motion by the UMass Amherst faculty. 鈥淎s I have shared previously,鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, 鈥淥n behalf of the UMass Board of Trustees, I want to reaffirm our strong support of Chancellor Javier Reyes and his leadership of the UMass Amherst campus. Chancellor Reyes continues to do an鈥, UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam
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UMass鈥 ratings affirmation signals strong management and strategic planning, Moody鈥檚, Fitch, and S&P Global, the three major bond ratings agencies, recently reaffirmed UMass鈥檚 strong bond ratings, citing robust management practices, comprehensive long-term strategic plans鈥, Why do bond ratings matter for a public university?, Bond ratings are crucial for investors as they provide a snapshot of the creditworthiness of a bond issuer. Think of bond ratings as financial report cards for companies and governments 鈥 helping鈥, Disciplined financial oversight and accountability framework, These strong ratings are a direct result of the effective policies our management team and Board of Trustees put in place to manage the university鈥檚 finances, and ensure we act in a way that鈥, disciplined financial oversight, and, accountability framework, and pointed to solid support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as well as significant research activity as factors contributing to the excellent rating. A university鈥檚 finances must be strong to鈥, Demographic changes, leading to declining enrollment., Significant increases, to operating costs., Fewer high school graduates enrolling in college., In 2021, immediate college enrollment dropped 10 percentage points in Massachusetts, according to the Hildreth Institute. Despite these headwinds, UMass is employing financial discipline to deliver鈥, Driving Economic Impact and Supporting the Talent Pipeline, At UMass, we are good stewards of our resources, and those that are invested in the university by the state. According to the latest economic impact report by the UMass Donahue Institute, investment鈥, Nearly 75 percent of UMass graduates, work in Massachusetts for at least five years after graduating with, 360,000 alumni, living and working in the state. I also take great pride in the fact that UMass research directly drives economic development in the state, with UMass attracting $484 million in federal funding and鈥, $813 million, 鈥 the fourth largest in the New England. In addition to the ratings reports, UMass recently received an award from the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) for 鈥淥utstanding Achievement for鈥
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BOSTON 鈥 Five exceptional 黑料app faculty today were awarded the 2024 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, an annual $10,000 stipend given to one faculty member from each鈥, Former UMass Board of Trustees Chair Robert Manning and his wife Donna Manning, , who are both graduates of UMass Lowell, established the endowed teaching award in 2016. In 2021, they made a $50 million gift to UMass 鈥 the largest in UMass history at the time 鈥 a portion of鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, . "In addition to recognizing our amazing faculty, their philanthropy reaches every campus and supports students, facilities and research. They have a legacy of leadership and philanthropy here that鈥, Brokk Toggerson, Ph.D. , UMass Amherst , Senior Lecturer in Physics, Brokk Toggerson is a senior lecturer in physics who has made transformative contributions to education and inclusivity. Dr. Toggerson joined the UMass faculty in 2015 and quickly distinguished鈥, Mohamed Amine Gharbi, Ph.D. , UMass Boston , Assistant Professor of Physics , Dr. Mohamed Amine Gharbi has been an assistant professor of physics at UMass Boston since he joined the faculty in January 2018. Dr. Gharbi specializes in manipulating soft materials to assemble鈥, Erin K. Krafft, Ph.D. , UMass Dartmouth , Associate Professor of Crime & Justice Studies , Professor Erin Katie Krafft, Ph.D., has an established record of implementing unique, innovative, and student-centered teaching methods including collaborative teaching, service learning, and鈥, Phitsamay S. Uy, Ed.D. , UMass Lowell , Associate Professor at the School of Education鈥檚 Leadership in Schooling Program, graduate coordinator for the Ed.D. program, & co-director of the Center for Asian American Studies, Dr. Uy is the first Laotian American refugee to receive a Doctor of Education from Harvard University and become the first tenured faculty member in the School of Education in the United States in鈥, Susan Zweizig, M.D. , UMass Chan Medical School , Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology , Susan Zweizig, M.D., is a professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiation Oncology at UMass Chan and is the director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. She is a鈥
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