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UMass Dartmouth Forms Task Force On Marathon Bombing Ties

Jim Phillips — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:14 +0000

The college where Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack.

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth officials will review emergency planning and academic and financial policies related to maintaining ``student in good standing'' status

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UMass Dartmouth Seeks Guidance On Release Of Suspect's Records

Jim Phillips — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:07:55 +0000

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is asking federal education officials if it can legally release records of four students related to the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who is recovering in a prison hospital after being wounded in a shootout with police, was a student at UMass-Dartmouth

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UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Officially Inaugurated

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:30:15 +0000

The theme at UMass Dartmouth this week has been a celebration of transformation, and now a plan has been unveiled that captures that idea.

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Barney Frank Donates Papers to UMass Dartmouth

Taylor Cormier — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:54:44 +0000

Retired Congressman Barney Frank was welcomed at UMass Dartmouth Tuesday.

Frank took part in the campus-wide celebration of Chancellor Divina Grossman's official inauguration.

Frank has donated his entire collection of papers from his 32 years in congress to the Claire T

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UMass Dartmouth Celebration of Transformation Week

Taylor Cormier — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:43:20 +0000

The UMass Dartmouth campus may be a little crowded this week as the school is celebrating the official inauguration of the new chancellor.

Divina Grossman was chosen to succeed Dr. Jean MacCormack as chancellor last year, and will be officially installed as the leader of UMass Dartmouth in a Thursday afternoon ceremony in the school's main auditorium

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Ocean Explorium Loses UMass Dartmouth Funding

Jim Phillips — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:49:57 +0000

The Ocean Explorium in Downtown New Bedford is losing the support of UMass Dartmouth.

Explorium Director Abbey Spargo says she received a call this week from Chancellor Dvina Grossman, saying the University was withdrawing financial support from the Explorium, because it needed to reduce spending in order to balance the University budget

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UMass Dartmouth Facing $15 Million Budget Deficit

Jim Phillips — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:11:40 +0000

UMass Dartmouth officials say the Unviersity budget may be as much as $15 million in the red, but there is some good news. Following a Thursday forum on-campus involving administrators, faculty and students, Chancellor Divina Grossman was delighted by most people's willingness to help

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UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Hosting Campus Forum Today

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:49:54 +0000

UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Divina Grossman is hosting a "town meeting" style forum at the university today.

Some reports say faculty and staff members believe the meeting will address a multi-million dollar deficit that is causing the campus to cut back on spending

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