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Sanders hosting rally at UMass Amherst

The South Carolina Primary may be the next battle for Democratic presidential hopefuls, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to make a stop in Massachusetts first. Sanders will host a rally Monday evening at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where, according to the campaign, he will speak about his plans

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Homegrown: Meehan committed to UMass for the long haul

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts might be going places, but Marty Meehan, the former congressman from Lowell who will be sworn in Thursday as the University's 27th president, is staying put. "You can't have transformational change in just two or three years," Meehan said

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Budget hearings will take lawmakers around Mass. in February

Gov. Charlie Baker's $39.55 billion budget proposal was filed Wednesday and a hearing schedule on the spending plan emerged late Friday. It will take lawmakers From Boston to Amherst, Methuen, Springfield, Medford, and Everett and back to Boston again. Hearings begin Tuesday at the State House where

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UMass Foundation agrees to divest from coal companies

STATE HOUSE — The University of Massachusetts Foundation will divest its $770 million endowment from investments in coal companies, marking a victory for climate change activists looking to bring financial pressures to bear on carbon emitters. The UMass Foundation Board, which manages the five-campus system's charitable contributions and endowment,

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Tuition costs at UMass should — and can — go down

Since 2008, tuition at Massachusetts public four year colleges has increased more than 21 percent, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In June, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition and fees for the 2015-16 academic year by more than 5 percent. Students,

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Trustee: Lawmakers need to ‘see what they’ve got’ at UMass

Written by Colin A. Young BOSTON — As the University of Massachusetts seeks to hammer out a multi-year funding strategy with the state, trustees suggested Wednesday that Beacon Hill lawmakers should take a bus tour of the UMass campuses to "see what they've got."

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Colleges in Massachusetts ranked among most liberal, safest

Which colleges are the most expensive? Which are the safest? Which are the most politically liberal? We've scoured the various college-ranking websites and the results are in: The Bay State is home to some of the safest, most liberal, and most expensive colleges in America.

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Meehan mum about UMass committee’s closed session

Written by Colin A. Young BOSTON — A committee of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees on Wednesday met in a closed session to discuss an "on-going investigation" under a state law that allows public bodies to meet in private to discuss possible criminal activity.