UMass Dartmouth News

Barney Frank to Black Degree Recipient: 'You Now Have a Hoodie You Can Wear & No One Will Shoot at You' On Sunday, Rep.

With parents looking on and the mid-morning sun beaming down on them, more than 1,500 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students received their undergraduate degrees and entered into one of the most difficult economic environments for college graduates since the Great Depression.

The undergraduates of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth weren't the only ones bidding farewell to their college at Sunday's commencement ceremony.

For over 60 years The Mattapoisett Woman's Club has been striving to help young people in their educational pursuits.

Congratulations to the class of 2012! Your hard work and sustained efforts over the past few years have paved the way for your success, and are the reason that you are currently sitting here today.

Dr. Susan K. Avery, president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, delivered the graduate Commencement address.

A Editor's note: The following is a press release. JoelleA MassadA from West Roxbury receives aA Juris DoctorA degree at the University of MassachusettsA DartmouthA graduateA commencement on May 26.

House Music, television, current events, music promotions, the collapsed music industry... the independent and underground music scene... the upcoming release of the album "DEEP Soul Chants & Hollers"... these were among the topics on this evenings interview by Meliisa Jordan of Mwalim DaPhunkeeProfessor on THIS IZ HOW WE DO IT Radio.

PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS DARTMOUTH DEDICATION CEREMONY: UMass Dartmouth students who volunteered with America Reads through CCE are joined by James Karam, Chairman of the UMD Board of Trustees, Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack; Jeanne R. Leduc, and Robert Leduc at the recent dedication ceremony renaming the Center for Civic Engagement in honor of the ... (more)

The UMass Dartmouth track and field standouts turned in a second consecutive strong performance on the second and final day of action at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Championships Friday at Rensselaer.

The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at the Claire T. Carney Library and the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announce the addition of 14 Portuguese-language newspapers published in California between 1885 and 1940 to its Portuguese-American Digital Newspaper Collections.

Waterfront condo at the Sheepscot Harbour Village & Resort. Balcony with beautiful views of the Harbor & Wiscassett.

I wanted to see what the 2012 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year looks like, so last week I accepted an invitation from UMass Dartmouth to hear Adam Gray tell us in person how he did it.

Six in 10 Torontonians surveyed in a new poll say that a referendum is needed to decide whether to build a casino in the city, and more than half of respondents oppose having one in their neighbourhood.

The availability of miniaturized pop-up satellite tags suitable for smaller fish helped make the research possible.

Social Media is an important course now being offered in online universities in California .

For the first time in Old Rochester Regional High School history, the senior class enjoyed the Annual Senior Breakfast off-campus.A Usually the breakfast, which brings the senior class together on their last day of classes for a meal and some socialization, is held in the school's cafeteria.A This year, the Marion V.F.W. was gracious enough to open ... (more)

The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at the Claire T. Carney Library and the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture of the UMass Dartmouth announce the addition of 14 Portuguese-language newspapers published in California between 1885 and 1940 to its Portuguese-American Digital Newspaper Collections.

An article about the town of Bourne's elections on Page A3 of Wednesday's Times misstated new Selectman Linda Zuern's goals regarding wastewater.

On the westbound stretch of Interstate-195 in Southeastern Massachusetts, the seaside city of Fall River lies just after the Braga Bridge.