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Ellen Cassedy was a founder and longtime leader of 9 to 5, the national association of women office workers. Working 9 to 5 is her first-person account of this exciting movement, which began in the early 1970’s, mobilizing women across the country to organize for rights and respect on the job. The movement inspired Jane Fonda’s hit movie and Dolly Parton’s enduring anthem. 9 to 5 is still active today.Starting out in Boston in 1973, the women of 9 to 5 built a nationwide feminist moveme...

Leonce Ndikumana is a Burundian Professor of Economics and specialist in African economy development, macroeconomics, external debt and capital flight. He is particularly interested in the macro-economic policy and in Africa economy. He focuses his career on the causes of weak African economies, its consequences and solutions needed. He served as Director of Research and Operations of the African Development Bank and Head of Macroeconomic Analysis at the United Nations Economic Commission for...

Leonce Ndikumana is a Burundian Professor of Economics and specialist in African economy development, macroeconomics, external debt and capital flight. He is particularly interested in the macro-economic policy and in Africa economy. He focuses his career on the causes of weak African economies, its consequences and solutions needed. He served as Director of Research and Operations of the African Development Bank and Head of Macroeconomic Analysis at the United Nations Economic Commission for...

Dr. Mary K. Grant is a national leader in public higher education with more than 30 years of experience championing the arts, deepening community partnerships, cultivating civic engagement, and fistering access, diversity, equity, and inclusion across higher education. She is the President of Mass College of Art and Design.A McCormack Graduate School alumna, Grant served in leadership roles at UMass Boston from 1992-2002.Topics include women leaders, embracing equity, gender leadership in pub...

Dr. Mary K. Grant is a national leader in public higher education with more than 30 years of experience championing the arts, deepening community partnerships, cultivating civic engagement, and fostering access, diversity, equity, and inclusion across higher education. She is the President of Mass College of Art and Design.A McCormack Graduate School alumna, Grant served in leadership roles at UMass Boston from 1992-2002.Topics include The MSPA founding class, challenges for named public affa...

Senator Adam G. Hinds is an American politician. He currently serves as the CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. From 2017 to 2022 he represented the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden district the Massachusetts Senate. He attended Wesleyan University and then studied international law and negotiation at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is a Truman National Security fellow.