A New Era Descriptive Transcript

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UMASS PRESIDENT MARTY MEEHAN
I think it's a new era at UMass Boston where only good things can happen.

ROBERT LEWIS JR. SEARCH COMMITTEE
It's great to have a world class chancellor in a world class city.

TRUSTEE STEVE TOLMAN, SEARCH COMMITTEE
He can bring people together.

Highlights include President Meehan and Chancellor Suárez-Orozco walking through the campus offices.

UMASS BOSTON PROFESSOR JEAN RHODES, SEARCH COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
He is a world class academic leader, and is one of the pioneers of the field of Immigration Studies. I felt that this was the grand mission that was a culmination of his research, his leadership. He sees what he could do at UMass as really leaving a mark for generations of students to come.

UMASS PRESIDENT MARTY MEEHAN
I am very proud to recommend Marcelo Suárez-Orozco be appointed chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston.

UMASS BOSTON CHANCELLOR MARCELO SUAREZ-OROZCO
I think that the responsibility of the chancellor is to tell and retell the story of the fundamental contributions of public research university. Make and we'll continue to make moving forward. In this unique city, the city of education, the city of immigration, our Athens.

UMASS PRESIDENT MARTY MEEHAN
I believe that Marcelo is the right person at the right time.

TRUSTEE IMARI K. PARIS JEFFRIES, UMASS BOSTON 97' B.A '99M.ED '03M.A, SEARCH COMMITTE
Everyone's going to be excited about having him as our next chancellor.

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