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By Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
May 26, 2021
Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, center, spoke during a press conference on the Dorchester campus on Fri., May 21. Behind him, l-r, stood Rep. David Biele, US Rep. Stephen Lynch, City Councillor Frank Baker, and UMass President Marty Meehan. Photo by Kahrim Wade
UMass Boston received $37 million from the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund in May, half of which will go directly to benefit students on the Dorchester campus, said UMass President Marty Meehan last Friday.
“Our students across the UMass campuses have been hurting,” said Meehan. “It’s been extremely difficult and painful for them, and, in this instance, we’re recognizing that we need to get at least half the assistance directly to students.”
Today, Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of education announced 59 Tennessee schools and districts have received Governor’s Civics Seal grant funding to help implement high-quality civics education programs to prepare students for college, career and civics life. The list of recipients of the 2021-22 Governor’s Civics Seal Grants can be found here. Woodland Elementary School in Bradyville, Tennessee and Cannon County Schools were announced as recipients of $5,000.00 for Woodland…