Your Take
For this issue of Beacons, we asked our alumni and current students:
Who was your favorite UMass Boston professor and why?
PAUL FALER Late Professor, History “Paul encouraged me to do research that most people don’t get to do before the master's level. My projects took me to the U.S. National Archives and archives at Harvard and MIT.” —Carlene Hill Byron ’81
LINDA DUMAS Retired Professor, Nursing
“ Linda worked as a nurse practitioner while she taught at UMass Boston, educating us in real time with real-life experiences.” —JEAN MCGINTY ’08
CHRISTOPHER ZURN Professor, Philosophy
“ Dr. Zurn cares deeply about his students as human beings and creates a classroom education that facilitates community building, intellectual curiosity, and the empowerment of learners.” —PERRI LEVISS G’14, CER’20, PHD’20
LISA GONSALVES G’90 Associate Professor and Chair, Curriculum and Instruction “Lisa is a brilliant, humble heart on two legs, sharing a world of wisdom with her students. To this day she is my mentor and friend.” —Cyndy Drew Etler ’02, G’03
ELLEN FRANK Lecturer I, Economics
“ Ellen was an intelligent and passionate teacher. She’s the reason I minored in economics.” —GRACE FISHER ’20
BETTINA HARRISON Late Professor, Biology
“ Bettina maintained very high standards of performance. A great role model for my future career in teaching, she acted as my mentor in the very early days of the university.”
PAUL TUCKER Professor Emeritus, Art “A very personable and caring professor, Paul enabled discussion and valued our thoughts. When I was working in Fine Arts at the Boston Public Library, Paul visited and I let him how he influenced my career choice.” —Kathleen Dunn ’83
—LORNIE BULLERWELL ’69
What was your favorite view on campus? Visit alumni.umb.edu/yourtake to submit your answer! Submissions are edited for length and clarity. To read more alumni submissions, visit umb.edu/beaconsmagazine
DELORES GALLO Late Professor, Critical and Creative Thinking “With unmatched acumen and energy, Delores founded the Teacher Certification program and fearlessly led the way. Forty years later and her words and wisdom impact my teaching in the classroom.” —Judy Norton ’77
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