The Next Level BY DEWAYNE LEHMAN
In a time of crisis and suffering, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco promises to redouble efforts to lead UMass Boston to new heights of excellence, service, and relevance.
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arcelo Suárez-Orozco remembers Boston from the decade he taught at Harvard and raised his family in Cambridge, in the late ’90s and early aughts, as a city in the throes of physical upheaval— the Big Dig gouging a new transportation network through the heart of the city. As he returns to this city to become chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston, he is transfixed by the changes he’s seen. “It’s a beautiful city; it’s so pristine,” he said in a recent interview, relishing the opportunity to return to Boston. “It’s completely transformed.”
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