Screenshot of the homepage of RoPA.umb.edu. A teacher is seen working with a student who is writing in their notebook. UMass Boston’s Joseph P. Healey Library has launched RoPA, the Roadmap for…, Carolyn Goldstein, , coordinator of the Healey Library’s Mass. Memories Road Show program. The Mass. Memories Road Show is a statewide, event-based participatory archiving program pioneered by UMass Boston that…, Andrew Elder, , together with , Sarah Collins, , who served as project manager. They worked closely with a core team of leaders in the participatory archiving field to inform development and best practices on all aspects of the resource. RoPA’s…, Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, , Maine Historical Society ; , Anne Karle-Zenith, , Metropolitan New York Library Council ; , Yesenia Lopez, , Newark Public Library ; , Veronica Martzahl, , formerly of Massachusetts Archives and now La Mesa History Center ; , Danny Pucci, , Boston Public Library ; , Joanne Riley, , Interim Dean of University Libraries at UMass Boston; and , Michele A. L. Villagran, , San Jose State University . “I was thrilled when I was asked to work on the RoPA project team with several professionals from libraries and cultural institutions across the country. The…, Kathy Amoroso, of the Maine Historical Society. RoPA is aimed at libraries and cultural organizations of all kinds and sizes, offering a series of modules covering the important aspects of planning a participatory…, Sarah Collins , explains. Libraries, cultural heritage organizations, and government agencies from more than thirty states responded to the UMass Boston survey. “The survey results revealed that different users…, Andrew Elder, , interim university archivist and curator of Special Collections. “Ultimately, we anticipate that RoPA will help connect people around the country who are doing this important participatory…
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Stephanie McGoldrick is a Professor of Interior Architecture and Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Interior Architecture and Design Professor Stephanie McGoldrick has recently…, Supporting the local community, McGoldrick was chosen for both awards in recognition for the work she does with her students in the New Bedford community. Some of their projects include lighting solutions for Wings Court park ,…
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Revell using the joystick-controlled SnowKart UMass Dartmouth Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Ora M. DeJesus Gerontology Center Andrew Revell will compete as the only adaptive…, said Revell, . Exercise and recreation can benefit all, including adults and older adults who may not have full mobility. Participating in events such as this also promotes social support, as participants share…
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UMass Dartmouth was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the Massachusetts Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) to create a Transformative Justice Practitioner’s Certificate Program to serve…, Drs. Saleh-Hanna, Arford, and Krafft, . The Transformative Justice Practitioner Certificate Program, run through UMass Dartmouth’s Crime and Justice Studies Department, will be instrumental to the region’s health and growth by giving…, said Pamela Witcher, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs at Massasoit, . The Center will serve as a research hub for Transformative Justice scholars and practitioners, coordinate with the Certificate Program, and be a resource for implementing Transformative Justice…, said Eric Mitnick, Dean at UMass Law, . “UMass Law is excited to participate in this vital initiative.”
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Zoi Burns Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named 173 student civic leaders who will make up the…, Zoi Burns, . “On campus, as a Senate for my class of 2024 and the chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Government Committee, I am a student leader that focuses on equity, inclusion, and student…, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A. Fuller, . “She understands the power of her voice and utilizes it to make a difference on campus and in the community. We look forward to what the future holds for Zoi as she continues to inspire others…
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Amy Bui (left) and Eunice Clifton (right) sit on a couch on UMass Lowell campus link this for accounting landing page Accounting student Ervin Caushi wakes up at 5 a.m. — before his two kids are…
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Photograph by Pavel Romaniko of vintage Russian car after accident Asst. Teaching Prof. Romaniko-Pavel Pavel Romaniko , whose family has roots in both Ukraine and Russia, is divided by war. Yet…, Q: All of the works in “Nostalgia” are photos of intricate paper models. Why make these detailed models in paper when you could create images digitally?, A:, In “A Guide to Collective Melancholie,” I restore things. I either go to a physical space or I find a photograph – mine or someone else’s, significant or insignificant – and then I reconstruct it as…, Q: Why is your work titled “Nostalgia”? , A:, The title is satire. Nostalgia is dangerous because it requires no imagination. Nostalgic thinking never implies an actual place; it implies a return to a utopian space. It employs a sense of…, Q: The only people present in your “Nostalgia” photos are portraits and sculptures of Soviet and Russian leaders, from Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. , What is the historical context for some of your works?, A:, The book begins and ends with photos that show a car, modeled on the Soviet Lada, that has been in an accident. Russian history is an accident that keeps repeating itself. Russians haven’t dealt…, Q: In your reconstruction, the gallery is empty, with only a single canvas turned to the wall. And your photo “Untitled (Gallery)” contains not art, but the standard propaganda photos of Soviet and…, In your view, what is the relationship between politics and art?, A:, Art is never apolitical. The act of making artwork in a totalitarian society is an act of dissent. Simply producing artwork is a form of free expression: It’s why literature is a danger to…, Q: You have spoken out about your opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. How has it affected you?, A:, Until the minute of the invasion, I and many Russians I know thought the military buildup was a bluff. I just broke down and I wept. I have a lot of friends I would see cry on the phone; they would…
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At once a program name and life motto, Question Everything , a new residential summer program launching June 26 from the UMass Amherst Department of Philosophy, aims to make philosophical concepts…
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Dr. Ruolin Zhou Due to the dramatic growth of wireless devices and the high demands of faster speeds and better quality of service (QoS), the electromagnetic spectrum is crowded and seems scarce.…
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