>> AND ALSO ON BEACON
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HILL, GOVERNOR DEVAL
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PATRICK SIGNED A BILL
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BRINGING AN END TO STATE
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COLLEGES BY RENAMING THEM
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UNIVERSITIES.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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APPARENTLY A LOT IF YOU'RE
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A STATE COLLEGE TRYING TO
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KEEP A FOOTHOLD IN
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SERVICES.
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BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE,
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FITCHBURG, FRAMINGHAM,
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SALEM, AND WORCESTER WILL
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NOW ALL BE STATE
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UNIVERSITIES.
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AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS
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SAY THE RENAMING IS
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SIMPLE.
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WITH VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING
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STAYING THE SAME EXCEPT
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FOR SIGNAGE, STATIONERY
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AND STANDING.
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>> WITH ME IS FREDERICK
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CLARK, CHIEF OFFICER OF
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THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE
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UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
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WELCOME.
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>> IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE.
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>> IF EVERYTHING IS
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STAYING THE SAME,
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ADMISSIONS, TUITIONS,
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DEGREES, FACULTY IS NOT
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CHANGING -- WHAT'S WRONG
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WITH THE WORD COLLEGE?
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>> WE HAVE 50,000 STUDENTS
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AND A QUARTER OF ALUMNI
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CELEBRATING.
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THE REASON THEY'RE
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CELEBRATING IS BECAUSE WE
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FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO THE
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REST OF THE COUNTRY.
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45 OTHER STATES HAVE
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ALREADY MOVED THEIR STATE
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COLLEGES TO STATE
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UNIVERSITIES.
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>> THE WORD UNIVERSITY HAS
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THAT MUCH WEIGHT?
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>> IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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FOR OUR STUDENTS.
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THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES.
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AND FOR OUR STUDENTS TO
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GET EVERY COMPETITIVE
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ADVANTAGE.
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WE WANT THEM ON A LEVEL
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PLAYING FIELD WITH THE
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REST OF THE COUNTRY AND
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THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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AND THE NAME MAKES A
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DIFFERENCE IN A
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COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET.
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>> WILL ANYTHING CHANGE IN
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TERMS OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
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OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
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WON'T THERE STILL BE A
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SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCE
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BETWEEN THE U-MASS
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DIFFERENT AND THAIS STATE
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SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
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LOIPGD, RIGHT?
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>> RIGHT.
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>> U-MASS WILL CONTINUE DO
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DO RESEARCH, AND WE'LL
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CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO
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IN THE CLASSROOM.
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WHAT IT ALSO ISN'T IS AN
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INCREASE INTUITION AND
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FEES.
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WE'RE THE MOST AFFORDABLE
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IN MASSACHUSETTS.
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WE'RE GOING TO STAY THAT
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WAY.
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WE'RE NOT RAISING OUR
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STANDARDS.
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THEY'RE ALREADY TOUGH.
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AND WE ALREADY HAVE
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STUDENTS BEATING THE DOORS
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DOWN TO GET IN.
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IT IS TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS
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A BETTER COMPETITIVE EDGE
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IN THE ECONOMY AND ALSO
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AROUND THE WORLD AS THEY
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STUDY ABROAD.
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>> WHEN THEY'RE GOING
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OUT -- ARE PEOPLE ALREADY
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FAMILIAR WITH THE LEVEL OF
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EDUCATION THAT THEY'RE
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GETTING.
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IF THEY KNOW SOMEBODY
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COMES FROM WORCESTER
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STATE, THEY KNOW THE LEVEL
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OF EDUCATION THERE?
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>> WELL, WHEN ALL OF OUR
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PEERS CURRENTLY ARE ALL
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STATE UNIVERSITIES, IT IS
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ONE MORE POINT OF
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EXPLANATION FOR OUR
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STUDENTS AND FOR OUR
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FACULTY AND OUR
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ADMINISTRATORS.
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THAT DOES LEVEL THE
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PLAYING FIELD.
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THE OTHER THING IT DOES
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FOR THE COLLEGES IS ALLOWS
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THEM A LITTLE BETTER
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OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR
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FEDERAL GRANTS AND FOR
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PRIVATE NATIONAL
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PHILANTHROPY.
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IT DOES GIVE US A LEG UP.
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>> WHAT ABOUT THE COSTS IT
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WILL TAKE TO CHANGE?
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I KNOW YOU SAY IT IS
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MINIMAL, BUT THE SIGNAGE
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HAS TO CHANGE -- THAT'S
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NOT MINIMAL --
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>> WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR
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STATIONERY AS IT RUNS OUT
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AND CHANGE OUR SIGNS AS
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THEY WEAR OUT.
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WE HAVE OPERATING BUDGETS
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THAT HAVE THOSE DOLLARS
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INCORPORATED.
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WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADD TO
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THOSE DOLLARS, JUST EXPAND
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THEM.
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THERE IS NO COST TO THE
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STATE, NO COST TO THE
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STUDENTS, BUT BENEFITS ALL
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AROUND.
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>> THERE IS ACTUALLY
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PRECEDENT FOR THIS.
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THIS SYSTEM HAS GONE
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THROUGH SEVERAL NAME
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CHANGES --
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>> THE LAST ONE WAS IN THE
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EARLY 1960s.
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>> BEFORE THAT, IT WAS THE
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NORMAL SCHOOL.
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>> NORMAL SCHOOLS, WHICH
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WERE TEACHER COLLEGES.
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THEY BECAME TEACHER
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COLLEGES.
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ACTUALLY, MASSACHUSETTS
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STATE COLLEGES AT, AND NOW
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STATE COLLEGES AND NOW
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STATE UNIVERSITIES.
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IT IS A PROGRESSION AROUND
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THE COUNTRY.
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>> THERE IS SOMETHING
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ABOUT FACULTY SALARIES.
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THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE
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PAID 15% TO 19% LESS THAN
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THEIR PEERS IN OTHER
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STATES OR OTHER
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UNIVERSITIES.
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THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
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PROBABLY GOING TO SURFACE
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PRETTY QUICKLY IN THE NEXT
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NEGOTIATION.
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HOW WILL YOU HANDLE IT?
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>> WE JUST COMPLETED
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NEGOTIATION.
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AND WE'RE IN A THREE-YEAR
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CONTRACT.
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AND OUR FACULTY IS PAID 13
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TO 15% LOWER.
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BUT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO
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BE PAID AT U-MASS WAGES
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BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO
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REDUCE THE WORKLOAD.
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OUR FACULTY DON'T WANT
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THAT, ACTUALLY.
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>> AND THERE WAS A
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BACKLASH FROM YOUR
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STUDENTS GRADUATING?
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>> WE HEARD IT FROM OUR
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STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE
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COUNTRY AND AROUND THE
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WORLD.
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AS WE TRIED TO ATTRACT
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FACULTY AROUND THE WORLD.
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WE'RE A LITTLE SLOW ON
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PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
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WE HAD TO BE SURE IT WAS
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PROPERLY VETTED, BUT HERE
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WE ARE.
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IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
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COMING.
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>> SPEAKING OF THE
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VETTING, I IMAGINE YOU
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CAN'T JUST CALL YOURSELF A
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UNIVERSITY.
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THERE MUST BE STANDARDS
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YOU HAVE TO MEET.
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WHAT WERE THOSE?
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>> TO BE A UNIVERSITY,
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HAVE YOU TO HAVE SO MANY
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MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS.
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ALL NINE OF OUR STATE
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COLLEGES MEET THAT
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CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION,
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AS THEY CALL IT.
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AND WE'RE VERY BLESSED
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ENOUGH TO SEE TODAY AT THE
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STATE HOUSE.
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>> AND THERE WERE THREE
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EXCEPTIONS, LOCAL COLLEGES
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WON'T BE SWITCHING THEIR
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NAMES.
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>> RIGHT.
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IT IS A STATE UNIVERSITY
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SYSTEM WITH NINE STATE
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INSTITUTIONS INCLUDED.
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SIX CHANGED THEIR NAME.
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THREE DON'T CHANGE THEIR
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NAMES.
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MASS MARITIME, MASS
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LIBERAL ARTS.
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>> AND NO ADMINISTRATIVE
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DIFFERENCES?
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>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO
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ENACT ONE ADMINISTRATIVE
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DIFFERENCE WITH THIS NAME
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CHANGE.
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>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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>> IS IT TIME TO SACK
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SHOES?