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American Citizenship, Education, Opportunity
May 26, 2022

With Declining Enrollment, Public Colleges in Massachusetts Cut Back Adjunct Faculty Positions

The number of adjunct faculty positions is declining at public colleges and universities in Massachusetts.
Education
May 28, 2019

Study Finds UMass Leadership – Not Campus Administrators – Bears Primary Responsibility for UMass Boston Budget Woes

University board approved irresponsible campus spending based on faulty projections, then required UMass Boston to replenish reserves Read early coverage of this report in the Boston Herald and here, The Boston Business Journal , WCVB-TV, MassLive, the Dorchester Reporter. Bay State Banner, and...
American Citizenship, Education
April 13, 2018

Public Statement: Pioneer Institute Questions UMass Amherst’s Purchase of Mt. Ida Campus

Between September 2015 and the fall of 2017, Pioneer Institute released a series of reports on the University of Massachusetts that chronicled rising fees and tuition, a flood of new administrative hires, the high salaries of top university brass, the university’s out-of-control...
American Citizenship, Education
May 16, 2017

Public Statement On UMass Boston Finances

According to a State House News Service story yesterday, Education Secretary Jim Peyser told the House Bonding Committee that “the state will use a new process to evaluate capital projects and allocate funds, starting with the fiscal 2019 capital budget. Under the framework,...
American Citizenship, Education, Opportunity
April 17, 2017

Op-ed: UMass leaders fail Boston campus

By Greg Sullivan Friday, April 14, 2017 The University of Massachusetts at Boston faces seemingly intractable financial difficulties, but it’s wrong to pin the blame on outgoing Chancellor Keith Motley. Many of the problems flow from decisions made by the UMass board of...
American Citizenship, Education, Opportunity
July 6, 2016

Op-ed: Time for UMass system to implement needed fiscal reforms

As University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan considers raising tuitions yet again, his institution is at a crossroads. On the one hand, the University of Massachusetts has many achievements of which to be proud. Under the leadership of Meehan and his predecessors...
Education, Opportunity
June 2, 2016

With UMass Tuition Hikes on Horizon, Key Issues for Legislators to Consider

Pioneer Institute Public Statement Later this month, the University of Massachusetts’ Board of Trustees will again vote on tuition and fee increases. In the fall of 2015, UMass charged the 13th highest tuition of 172 public universities in the U.S., higher even...
American Citizenship, Education, Opportunity
May 19, 2016

Are UMass’ Aggressive Capital Expansion & Out-of-State Recruitment Good for Mass. Students?

Read media coverage of this series:  The Boston Globe, The Boston Business Journal, the Associated Press, The Springfield Republican, The Lowell Sun, State House News Service, WAMC Studies Find Improved UMass Academic Standing and Student Quality May Come at Expense of Commitment...