UMass-Amherst raises school's Boston profile
July 11, 2010
Text size – +
AMHERST, Mass.—The University of Massachusetts flagship Amherst campus has hired a veteran state Senate staffer to help raise the school's profile in Boston.
Christopher Dunn Jr. will join the university's new Boston office next month as director of public and constituent relations.
The job is part of an administrative reorganization aimed at improving the university's support in Boston from the Legislature, business community and alumni.
Dunn has served in the Office of the Counsel to the Senate since 2007, most recently as associate counsel. From 2003 to 2007, he worked in the Office of the Clerk of the Senate.
LATEST EDUCATION NEWS WIRE UPDATES
- UMass-Amherst raises school's Boston profile (AP, 2:08 p.m.)
- Maine GOP gov candidate had Dickens-like childhood(AP, 1:10 p.m.)
- Leader of governors group focuses on college grads(AP, 2:10 p.m.)
- Maine college savings program hits milestone (AP, 8:48 a.m.)
- Probe sought into alcohol-energy drinks marketing (AP, 7:10 a.m.)
LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
- NORFOLK, PLAINVILLE, WRENTHAM King Philip’s no-cut budget worries Norfolk, Plainville, Wrentham (Boston Globe, 7/10/10)
- US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa (AP, 7/10/10)
- Democrat Bill White charms West Texas for votes (AP, 7/10/10)
- Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money(AP, 7/10/10)
- 2 Hungarian boat crash victims remembered in Pa. (AP, 12 a.m.)
LATEST HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
- Calif. schools seek Hollywood deals to raise cash (AP, 7/10/10)
- US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait (AP, 7/10/10)
- Psychology group backs CIA detainee abuse claim (AP, 7/10/10)
- Toyota lashed out at instructor during big recall (AP, 7/10/10)
- Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain (AP, 7/10/10)