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Tenure fight just the latest racial skirmish for EmersonComplaints filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) by two black Emerson College professors have shined a spotlight on what some say is a problem that has long plagued the school - poor handling of on-campus diversity. More » |
Murphy's law: Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for one Hub mother, but now she's back on trackIrene Murphy didn't have much to celebrate when she turned 50 in 2000. The Boston newspaper she worked for as a data-entry supervisor fired her during downsizing. More » |
Patrick talks state deficit, education at town meetingGov. Deval Patrick fielded pointed questions on transportation reform, education funding and the appointment of a political supporter to a long-vacant state job during a televised town meeting last Thursday at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. More » |
Mass. House approves ethics reform billLawmakers unanimously approved a bill making sweeping changes to Massachusetts' ethics laws last Thursday, saying reform was necessary to restore public trust in state government. More » |
Estimate of Mass. stimulus jobs uncertain at bestState officials overseeing the federal economic stimulus program in Massachusetts say they have no idea how the White House came up with one key pledge - the promise to save or create 79,000 jobs in the state. More » |
Mass. begins 2nd year of car insurance experimentFor decades, Massachusetts had some of the nation's highest automobile insurance premiums and was the last state to have rates determined by the government, not the open market. More » |
Group claims bias in UMass stabbing prosecutionAMHERST, Mass. - Biology student Jason Vassell was in his ground-floor University of Massachusetts dorm room hanging out with friends when two drunken strangers tapped on his window, asking for directions. An argument began. More » |
