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Moloney becomes first woman to lead UMass Lowell

Jacquie Moloney, the first woman to run the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the school's 121-year history, formally took office Thursday, when she was installed as chancellor. Moloney was tapped over the summer to become head of the 17,000-student campus, part of the University of Massachusetts system

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Dr. King’s lasting legacy in Massachusetts

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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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Kerouac’s knickknacks go on the road back to Lowell

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — The eclectic bric-a-brac that comforted and inspired writer Jack Kerouac is going on the road. "Kerouac Retrieved," an exhibition of the clutter that surrounded Kerouac at the simple wooden desk in Florida where he wrote many of his works, opens Thursday in the author'

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State’s highest-paid employee is UMass hoops coach

It pays to coach a Division I revenue sport. According to the Massachusetts state employee salary database, the Bay State worker who hauled in the most earnings last year was not the governor or university president.

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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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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.