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Atlantic Currents, Connecting Cork and Lowell Through Learning

January 23, 2021 by Chris O'Connor Posted in Education, History, Lowell, Trasna, Ireland, Culture 2 Comments

Atlantic Currents is an anthology of sixty-five writers from Ireland and the United States. The book grew from the efforts of John Wooding, a former Provost at UMass, to have Lowell designated a UNESCO Learning City. Working with co-editors Paul Marion of Loom Press and Tina Neylon of the Cork…

Denis Barrett of Ireland Shares His Nation’s Joy About Joe Biden’s Victory

November 13, 2020 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Current Events, History, Politics, 2020 Election Leave a Comment

Two days ago, Denis Barrett, coordinator of Cork Learning City, wrote to colleagues including John Wooding, former professor and provost at UMass Lowell who leads Lowell: City of Learning. The two partner organizations promote lifelong learning in their cities, and this year brought out the Cork-Lowell writing anthology ATLANTIC CURRENTS,…