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Lowell Sun
April 26, 2018
"(Talty) is an instrumentality of Marty Meehan, classmates and long-term friends, and as such, the university is essentially becoming an instrumentality of Marty Meehan," Das said. "People are going to look at this and say this is another example of institutional party playing favorites with who gets to getÃâà...
WBUR
April 25, 2018
One mother, Laurel Collins, of Woburn, gave a moving description of Mount Ida students and their limited options as she criticized UMass President Marty Meehan and Mount Ida President Barry Brown. "Our students are not, as Marty Meehan says, free agents valued by colleges everywhere," Collins said.
Boston Herald
April 25, 2018
First-time candidate Lori Trahan, meanwhile, boasts endorsements from Merrimack Valley insiders such as Lowell State Rep. David Nangle — fruit of the support from her onetime boss and former Lowell congressman Meehan. “Lori Trahan inherited all of Marty Meehan's political machine,” said L'Italien,Ãâà...
Lowell Sun
April 24, 2018
The other Democratic candidates on the ballot as of Monday are: Dan Koh, former chief of staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh; Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark; and Lori Trahan, former chief of staff to Marty Meehan when he represented the area in Congress. "I am so grateful to theÃâà...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
April 15, 2018
University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan has issued a clarifying statementregarding the recent deal made between Mount Ida College and the UMass system. The agreement, which was announced April 6, transfers Mount Ida's physical assets, including its 72-acre campus, to UMass AmherstÃâà...
Boston Herald
April 13, 2018
UMass President Marty Meehan is defending his controversial decision for UMass Amherst to take over Mount Ida College in Newton amid mounting inquiries from state agencies and pushback from parents, students and teachers. In the deal announced last week, Mount Ida's 74-acre campus will becomeÃâà...
The Boston Globe
April 12, 2018
After days of scrutiny and criticism from students and faculty at both institutions — as well as legislators, the attorney general, and the governor — the president of the UMass system on Thursday defended its decision to acquire struggling Mount Ida College in Newton. Marty Meehan said in a statement thatÃâà...
MassLive.com
April 12, 2018
UMass President Marty Meehan is defending the deal allowing his Amherst campus to acquire 74 acres and assorted buildings belonging to Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass., as Massachusetts lawmakers say they want a chance to examine the proposal. "Look, public universities acquire property all ofÃâà...
Boston Business Journal
April 12, 2018
UMass President Marty Meehan on Thursday defended the university's controversial agreement with Mount Ida College, under which the Newton-based school will close and sell its land to UMass Amherst, claiming that Mount Ida did not choose the deal over an earlier bid from Lasell College that wouldÃâà...
MassLive.com
April 11, 2018
Competition will be fierce for Mount Ida College students as the institution closes and allows UMass Amherst to acquire its 74-acre campus in Newton, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan says. "Essentially, they're free agents," he said. The UMass/Mount Ida deal grants the 1,450 Mount IdaÃâà...
Lowell Sun
April 7, 2018
Charlie Baker said Thursday. The governor spoke with UMass President Marty Meehan briefly about the Mount Ida talks earlier in the week. Mount Ida, which was established in 1899, previously explored a merger with similar-sized Lasell College, which fell through. "The challenges for small colleges in theÃâà...
The Patriot Ledger
April 6, 2018
Charlie Baker said Thursday. The governor spoke with UMass President Marty Meehan briefly about the Mount Ida talks earlier in the week. Mount Ida, which was established in 1899, previously explored a merger with similar-sized Lasell College, which fell through. “The challenges for small colleges in theÃâà...
MassLive.com
April 5, 2018
Baker said he spoke a few days ago with UMass President Marty Meehan. "He mentioned that they were having conversations with Mount Ida," Baker told reporters on Thursday after speaking at an unrelated education event at the State House. "I don't know any more about it than that. And I don't knowÃâà...
UMass News and Media Relations
March 29, 2018
“This dramatic growth reflects the rising impact of our research enterprise and the groundbreaking work being conducted by our faculty,” said President Marty Meehan. “I'm proud of the dedicated researchers across our five campuses, who are working every day to advance knowledge and improve lives inÃâà...
The Mass Media
March 18, 2018
On the evening of March 5, Marty Meehan, president of the University of Massachusetts system, led the second annual State of the University address at the UMass Club in Boston. During his address, Meehan spoke about the school's accomplishments and the challenges the state's public university systemÃâà...
Worcester Telegram
March 17, 2018
Previous commencement speakers at Mount Wachusett have included Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey in 2017, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan in 2014 and Author and former White House speechwriter Ben Coes in 2011.
Lowell Sun
March 13, 2018
Donoghue ran in the special election to take Marty Meehan's seat in Congress in 2007, when Meehan left to take over as chancellor of UMass Lowell. She finished a a close second in the Democratic primary to Niki Tsongas, who went on to win the election. Tsongas isn't seeking re-election this fall.
The Recorder
March 7, 2018
University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan is pledging to maintain the affordability of education for all students on UMass campuses through a five-point plan unveiled in his annual state of the university address. Speaking at the UMass Club in Boston, Meehan cited successes in the UMassÃâà...
Lowell Sun
March 7, 2018
The long explanation provided by UMass President Marty Meehan in his state of the university system's address on Monday came down to one undeniable conclusion: There's no easy answer to the increasingly expensive price of a college education. Instead, the former UMass Lowell chancellor offered aÃâà...
wwlp.com
March 7, 2018
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan wants to improve access to online learning options. Meehan has outlined a five-point plan to keep UMass financially within reach for students of all backgrounds. Affordability is one of UMass top priorities.
The Boston Globe
March 7, 2018
Governor Charlie Baker applauded at Marty Meehan's “State of the University” speech at the UMass Club in Boston. By Laura Krantz and Shirley Leung Globe Staff March 06, 2018. It shouldn't have been a mission impossible: Ask the governor a question about higher education at a higher education event. What could goÃâà...
Lowell Sun
March 7, 2018
University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, in a Monday evening address, outlined plans to address affordability across the five-campus UMass system, in part, by raising $200 million over the next 10 years dedicated solely to financial aid. That money, Meehan said, would double the university'sÃâà...
Lowell Sun
March 7, 2018
The long explanation provided by UMass President Marty Meehan in his state of the university system's address on Monday came down to one undeniable conclusion: There's no easy answer to the increasingly expensive price of a college education. Instead, the former UMass Lowell chancellor offered aÃâà...
Boston Business Journal
March 6, 2018
With students facing rising college costs and debt levels, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan plans to amp up the school's online learning options in hopes of preserving affordability in public higher education. Meehan highlighted the issue of affordability in his "State of the University"Ãâà...
MassLive.com
March 6, 2018
BOSTON -- University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan on Monday pledged to address college affordability through online education, partnerships with businesses and nonprofits and a new fundraising campaign. Meehan said the renewed focus on affordability is vital to keep higher educationÃâà...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
March 5, 2018
Shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, March 5, President of the University of Massachusetts System Marty Meehan delivered the 2018 State of the University Address, hosted by the UMass Foundation at the UMass Club in Boston, addressing the tremendous costs of higher education and how he plans to counterÃâà...
Sentinel & Enterprise
March 5, 2018
It was the focus of his inauguration and now, over a year later, will be the focus of University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan's second annual State of the University address in Boston Monday. Meehan, former chancellor of UMass Lowell, said he plans to highlight initiatives on financial literacy,Ãâà...
Lowell Sun
March 4, 2018
Sweatshirts show the River Hawk spirit in UMass Lowell's bookstore at University Crossing. Lindy Reed, a UMass Lowell senior and student trustee, said she thinks student debt is one of the nation's "biggest problems." UMass President Marty Meehan will focus on affordability in his second annual State ofÃâà...
Lowell Sun
February 21, 2018
She cited her experience working to pass campaign reform legislation in a Republican Congress as an aide to then-U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan, a Democrat. "We cannot continue to stand by and let the frequency of these mass shootings lull us into helpless resignation," she wrote. "Gun violence should notÃâà...
Boston Herald
December 31, 1999
Charlie Baker and state lawmakers blasted Mount Ida leadership and questioned UMass President Marty Meehan's deal. But last night Warren joined critics concerned about the strain of additional debt and students on campuses at UMass Boston and UMass Dartmouth. “They have a real need forÃâà...
Lowell Sun
December 31, 1999
That collaboration was the focus of a Tuesday panel at the UMass Club featuring University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, Babson College President Kerry Healey, Aron Ain, CEO of Lowell-based Kronos Inc. and Travis McCready of the Massachusetts Life Science Center. They discussedÃâà...
