Lowell

UMass Lowell’s Meehan Sends his Own Message

  Chancellor Meehan’s Inauguration Ceremony – April 4, 2008 – Members of  Congress Niki Tsongas, Edward Markey and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chancellor Marty Meehan, Governor Deval Patrick and Fr. Nicholas Sannella With full credit to Globe senior writer Frank Phillips, here’s his latest story on the Political Intelligence page of Boston.com.…

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McCartney: ‘Something New’

In July 1964, The Beatles released “Something New,” their fifth album in the U.S. Today’s NYTimes includes an article about Paul McCartney composing music for the New York City Ballet. The man is 68 and still giving us “something new” — a wonderful example of an artist pushing the boundaries…

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Memories-to-Stories

Today’s NYTimes includes an article by Felicia R. Lee about filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris and his Digital Diaspora Family Reunion project. It’s History by another name. Read the article here, and get the NYT if you want more of this kind of reporting.

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Do Women Suffer More in the “Mancovery”?

 Lowell Women’s Week – February 27-March 8, 2011 The theme: “Women’s Strength: Achievement, Power and Vision” As the annual celebration – Lowell Women’s Week nears,  it’s hard not to reflect on the place of women. Lowell has historically been an important place for women – their rights, working conditions, their…

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