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Boston Celtics captain Paul Pierce came to UMass Boston on Thursday, March 14, 2013 to speak to students about nutrition and leadership in sports as part of the Undergraduate Student Government Leadership Speaker Series. Paul Pierce was joined by Tara Mardigan, a nutritionist for the Boston Red Sox, and Bob Ryan, a columnist emeritus at The Boston Globe.


The winners of the 2012 Chancellor's Awards for Distinguished Teaching, Scholarship, and Service, Stephanie Hartwell (teaching), Rachel Rubin (scholarship), John Tobin (scholarship), and Joan Liem (service) presented on the topics of their choice, united by the theme "Building UMass Boston: the Pursuit of Excellence," at December's Distinguished Faculty Lecture.

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Former five-medal Olympian and WNBA player Marion Jones visited the University of Massachusetts Boston December 9, 2011, telling students to "Take a Break" in hopes that others will not make the same mistakes she did.

With nearly 16,000 students from more than 90 countries, the University of Massachusetts Boston is known for providing students with the richness of an international education experience. But as our students, faculty, and staff will tell you, what makes UMass Boston an increasingly popular first choice for undergraduate and graduate students alike is the diversity of our academic programming and research.

Academy-award winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. visited the University of Massachusetts Boston campus on January 27, 2012. He shared stories about what it was like on the set of Red Tails, a new film about the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of heroic black fighter pilots who fought in World War II.

On January 24, 2012, The University of Massachusetts Boston and the City of Boston announced a new scholarship program. High school seniors in Boston Public Schools with a 3.0 GPA or above who enroll at UMass Boston the semester after their graduation will receive a $1,000 scholarship. This video was produced by Mayor Thomas M. Menino's Office.

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 8, 2011, attended by the late Senator's family and a host of local state and national elected officials. The ceremony was held at the future site of the Institute on the University of Massachusetts Boston, adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. It included remarks by Mrs. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wife of Senator Kennedy.