Archives of an Activist: Celebrating the Donations of Rita Arditti to UMass Boston (Joseph P. Healey Library)

On Monday, April 22, 2013, University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston held an event celebrating the life and work of Rita Arditti, as well as the many donations made by Arditti and her Executors to the Library at UMass Boston.

Arditti was an Argentinean professor living in the United States who learned about Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, pictured above), an organization that searches for children who were abducted during the Argentinean military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. Arditti visited and conducted interviews with the Grandmothers, which were incorporated into her book Searching for Life: The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo and the Disappeared Children of Argentina. Arditti spoke publicly about the Grandmothers’ work until her death in 2009.

The celebration included the opening of an exhibition, titled “Nunca Más”: Niños Desaparecidos en Argentina y Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (“Never Again”: Disappeared Children in Argentina and the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo), in the Library’s Grossmann Gallery. Speakers included UMass Boston professors Estelle Disch and Ann Blum, Dean of University Libraries Daniel Ortiz, University Archivist Joanne Riley, and UMass Boston alumna Doris Cristobal.

Explore the Rita Arditti Collection by visiting openarchives.umb.edu.

Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility

Confucius Institute Events and Conference Proceedings

Confucius is considered one of the most important figures in Chinese history and a symbol of Chinese culture. The value of education is one of his founding principles.

Hanban, the Office of Chinese Language Council International, established the first Confucius Institute in Seoul, S. Korea in 2004 to educate the world about Chinese culture and the Chinese language.

The University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston is one of the 358 prestigious Confucius Institutes in 104 countries worldwide.

The institute facilitates rich, cultural exchange between the U.S. and China in collaboration with our educational counterparts in Beijing.

Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston (History)

Since March 2012, the History Graduate Student Association at the University of Massachusetts Boston, in collaboration with the History Department Faculty, has hosted this annual conference to highlight the ongoing research in historical studies by graduate students at the University.

Click here to view the call for papers for the 2014 Graduate History Conference.

Interdisciplinary Perspectives: a Graduate Student Research Showcase

Co-hosted by Graduate Student Assembly and Graduate Studies.

UMass Boston is proud to present the work of graduate students from a variety of departments around campus. This conference will showcase posters, papers, projects, and other original graduate student work.

Some of the research has been supported by Graduate Student Assembly research grants and/or other funding.

Latin American Studies Undergraduate Research Showcase (Latin American and Iberian Studies)

Massachusetts History Conference

The Massachusetts History Conference is held each June. Its purpose is to support public local history. The conference features panel discussions and workshops on topics of interest to small museums and other historical organizations and people who work with them. Over the past decade the conference has featured a wide array of relevant themes and speakers.

Click here to register for the 2016 conference.

Older Driver Safety Summit: Planning a Safe and Mobile Future for Massachusetts (Gerontology Institute)

Massachusetts Older Driver Safety Summit

• Date: June 16, 2015
• Place: Campus Center Ballroom, The University Of Massachusetts Boston
• Hosted by: The Gerontology Institute
• http://www.umb.edu/gerontologyinstitute
• Click here for information about hotel accommodations.
• CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.

Click here to view the Older Driver Safety Summit Conference Schedule.

Poster submissions are no longer being accepted.

Exhibitor opportunity: Showcase your organization, programs, and products. Click here for more information.

Learn more about the Older Driver Safety Summit through the links in the sidebar and click here for registration information.

Approved for 6.5 Contact Hours, The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED).

This location is accessible to people with disabilities. For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please contact Michele Ellicks at MassDOT/RMV Division at (857) 368-9457; TTDD: (877) RMV-TTDD; or email: michele.ellicks@state.ma.us with your needs two weeks prior to the event.

OpenEd Forum

Come learn about the global open education movement with:

• Inspiring Speakers
• Exciting Projects
• Presentations by UMass Boston Faculty, Librarians, Instructional Designers and Special Guests.

Learn about the benefits of Open Education. Attend a workshop on Copyright and Creative Commons and learn how to publish your work on ScholarWorks, OpenCourseWare, iTunesU, and deliver your online open course on the new OpenEducation platform by Blackboard. Agenda, coming soon.

Attendance is free.

Register for lunch and refreshments.

The Unfinished Agenda: New England Women’s Policy Conference (Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy)

In 2014, the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum hosted the first biannual New England Women’s Policy Conference in Boston this November. This trailblazing event convened a diverse cross-section of stakeholders to chart a regional policy agenda that builds on past successes and breaks new ground in areas where there has been limited or little progress. Our goal is to develop a policy framework that serves to coordinate the efforts of all those who are actively working to increase the economic security of women and their families. This includes stakeholders from the public, private and non-profit sectors.

U-ACCESS Students Excel Through Urban Higher Education Conference

Being a student is a challenge in itself without having to also endure homelessness and hunger. Yet, there are unfortunately many homeless and hungry students who attend colleges and universities. They may be without the support of a parent or guardian, without employment, and/or are experiencing the financial hardship of having to pay for tuition with next to nothing left for food and housing. There are those who have experienced poverty their entire lives and those who have just been emancipated from foster care. Either way, many of these young adult are not taught the skills or given the knowledge necessary to obtain a job, find housing, or manage finances. What’s more, many of these young adult are not made aware of the programs and resources that are available to help guide and support them. There is little to no awareness that students we may pass by or see at any college or university are homeless and hungry. It is the goal of this conference to shed light on and address the systemic issues and inequities that promote a vicious cycle of poverty and hunger. It is the goal of this conference to raise awareness of these issues, to increase the knowledge about the difficulties this population faces, and to promote collaboration in addressing these issues.

Click here to learn more about the inaugural 2014 conference.

Click here to learn about the upcoming 2015 conference.