5/1/2019
Dear Colleagues,
Come to the Legislative Lunch tomorrow, May 2, 12 noon, Campus Center, Ballroom A
With faculty, staff , students and legislators, come discuss how the budget cuts have affected you, how UMB needs the extra $43 million that the Cherish Act will infuse per year to UMB, and the importance of the Cherish Act and why legislators should support it.
So that we can order the proper amount of food, please register for this event here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fund-our-future-legislator-lunch
The Cherish Act (Senate Bill 741 and House Bill 1214) will infuse Higher Education in Massachusetts with $500 million/year, of which over $43 million/year will go to UMass Boston.
Funding for higher education in Massachusetts has been cut by 31% since 2001 (after student enrollment and inflation are taken into account). This year we have a once in a generation chance to fix this through passing the Cherish Act.
Come to this event and encourage your colleagues to attend as well. Pizza will be served.
Sincerely,
Marlene Kim
FSU President
Professor, Economics
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