羅德島大學暑期研習營今年迎台灣四校50學生

波士頓經文處教育組組長黃薳玉(前右五)，羅德島大學商學院副院長
陳紹寬(前右六)，工學院教授王志鴻(左二)和學生們合影。
(波士頓經文處教育組提供)

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)台灣學生邁步海外，暑期來大波士頓，到羅德島大學交流研習的人數，今年(2017)破紀錄，有來自東海，雲林科技，海洋及元智等四所大學的近50人參加。

            駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處教育組組長黃薳玉在7月14日特地舉辦「2017年羅德島大學暑期研習營座談餐會」，請參與活動的老師，學生們共聚，分享經驗，藉以代表教育部鼓勵在台學生利用各種機會踏出台灣，拓展國際視野。

            羅德島大學暑期研習營是羅德島大學商學院副院長陳紹寬，工學院教授王志鴻於2013年始辦的一項學生交流活動，旨在藉此機會開闊台灣學生國際視野，促進美國學生對台灣文化，生活的認識。

            這研習營起初只是東海大學和羅德島大學之間的兩校交流，但在陳紹寬，王志鴻兩名教授的悉心經營，熱心付出，波士頓經文處教育部的全力支持下，口碑傳了開來，雲林科技，海洋，元智這三所大學陸續加入研習行列。

            王志鴻指出，台灣學生們在羅德島大學的研習課程，基本上是上午由羅德島大學教授商學、工學等專業課程，下午安排學生們學習，應用英語。為加強這些台灣學生們的英語學習效果，他們特地安排羅德島大學的學生們擔任隨團助教，帶著學生們適應美國校園生活，也更深入的了解美國文化。

            由於課程內容與要求符合大學規定，台灣各校都同意學生們在羅德島大學研修的課程可獲得學分。一名曾於去年參加這研習營，今年再來的元智大學學生表示，儘管研習營課程全用英語教學，對他們來說是挑戰，但堅持下來覺得收穫很大，所以不但今年來，明年還要再來。另一名同學表示，羅德島大學的研習經驗，讓他有了畢業後來美深造的念頭。

            在交流學習經驗時，不少學生表示，在美國的課堂上，教授和學生，以及學生彼此之間的互動似乎多很多。

            羅德島大學暑期研習營今年的特色是安排台灣學生和羅德島大學中文領航計畫的中文暑期沉浸項目(Summer Immersion Program)學生住同一棟宿舍，讓需要學英文的台灣學生和想要學中文的美國學生有了更多語言交流機會，彼此都能藉此更深入的認識對方所來自的社會與文化。

            學生們在分享來美後印象最深的是什麼時，有人為親眼看到書上才見到的建築物而感動，有人發現美國是個講究自律與誠實的社會，也有人覺得羅德島大學校園環境自然優美，很能引人深思。(內容資料由波士頓經文處提供)

美中情局前副局長David Cohen 進哈佛做學者

Former CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen Joins Harvard’s Belfer Center as Senior Fellow

July 19, 2017

Cambridge, MA – David S. Cohen, former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has been named a Senior Fellow with Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Cohen, who as the Agency’s second-in-command from 2015-2017 helped oversee all CIA operations, served previously as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As a non-resident Senior Fellow with the Center’s Intelligence and Defense Project, Cohen will conduct a study that focuses on the “CIA in the Digital Age,” looking into steps the Agency can take to improve its capacity for anticipating and tackling intelligence challenges in our increasingly interconnected world. “With the addition of David to our Intelligence and Defense Project, the Belfer Center has added experience and knowledge of the most pressing intelligence challenges of the day,” said Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, director of the Project. “He brings fresh insights, a keen intellect, and a timely substantive focus to share with students, experts, faculty and staff. We're fortunate to have him on our team.” “Advances in digital technology present both significant challenges and opportunities to the CIA’s core missions to clandestinely collect human intelligence and produce all-source analysis,” Cohen said.  “I am excited to join the Belfer Center and its Intelligence and Defense Project to look broadly at how, in our pervasively digital world, the CIA can remain the world’s premier intelligence agency.” As Deputy Director of the CIA, Cohen handled foreign intelligence collection, all-source analysis, covert action, counterintelligence, and liaison relationships, and assisted in managing the CIA’s domestic and worldwide operations. As Under Secretary at the Treasury, he directed the Treasury Department’s policy, enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence functions aimed at identifying and disrupting financial support to nations, organizations, and individuals posing a threat to U.S. national security. Previously, he was the Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, overseeing counterterrorist financing and anti-money laundering policy efforts. Prior to joining the Treasury Department in 2009, Cohen practiced law in Washington, D.C. for almost 20 years. Earlier in his career, Cohen worked in the Treasury’s General Counsel’s office and clerked for a federal trial court judge. Cohen earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, where he graduated magna cum laude in Government with Distinction in All Subjects. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University and a member of the Board of Advisors at the Center on Law and Security of New York University Law School and an adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He is the recipient of a number of awards, including the CIA’s Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the Treasury Department’s Alexander Hamilton Award.

劉曉波頭七 波士頓人聚會悼念

在劉曉波辭世頭七的7月19日這天，十數名大波士頓居民響應自由劉曉波工作組發起的"全球公祭劉曉波"活動，一大早趕到波士頓華埠公園旁的天安門紀念碑前，出席由羅四鴒協調，貝嶺主持的公祭，默哀，三鞠躬，豎舉三指，支持為自由，希望而抗爭。

Liu Xiabo global memorial service held at Boston Chinatown

7 days after the death of Liu Xiaobo, Chinese writer and dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate,

people gathered at 8:30 am at the Tiananmen memorial at Chinatown gate to commemorate the deceased Chinese political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died in China on July 13 of liver cancer. Chinese poet Bei Ling presided the ceremony – including the placement of the empty chair, a moment of silence, bowing to the memorial and raising of three fingers - symbolizing resistance, freedom and hope. 

因抗爭，得自由----全球公祭劉曉波公告
波士顿公祭通告
唯抗爭可得自由，唯抗爭才有希望。為追悼劉曉波這位偉大的中國民主鬥士，由自由劉曉波工作組及劉曉波先生追思會(籌)共同發起，定於7月19日（即中國傳統民俗的“頭七”）舉辦“因抗爭，得自由”全球公祭劉曉波活動。
波士顿公祭活動時間：7月19日早上时间8：00——9:00公祭步驟：1，擺放空椅子（象徵劉曉波諾貝爾和平獎頒獎禮上的空椅子）；
2，默哀，三鞠躬；
3，豎舉三指（寓意抗爭、自由、希望）。
公祭地点：唐人街“天下为公”牌坊边上的天安门屠杀纪念碑旁

STATEMENT FROM TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG ON THE MARIJUANA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

STATEMENT FROM TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG ON

THE MARIJUANA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

After reading the Marijuana conference committee’s report we understand our role with regards to the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC).  First, we are responsible to appoint several members with marijuana expertise to the Cannabis Advisory Board by August 1, 2017.  Additionally, by September 1, 2017, we will appoint the Chair to the CCC and take part in two joint appointments to the Commission with the Governor and Attorney General. We are dedicated to finding people who are committed to ensuring a safe and timely implementation of this new industry in Massachusetts and we wish them every success in their efforts.

MAYOR WALSH ESTABLISHES HOUSING INNOVATION LAB

MAYOR WALSH ESTABLISHES HOUSING INNOVATION LAB AS PERMANENT OFFICE IN DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT Housing Innovation Lab created to increase housing affordability by pioneering innovative housing models and systems

BOSTON - Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the Housing Innovation Lab, which began as an Innovation Team within the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will become a permanent office in the City's Department of Neighborhood Development (DND). The permanence of the lab will allow the team to build on the success of its first year in exploring ideas to bring down the cost to build, buy and own homes in the City of Boston. "Boston is a city for everyone -- and to make sure everyone can afford to live in Boston, we need innovative solutions," said Mayor Walsh. "The Housing Innovation Lab has played an important role over the past year in testing new approaches to solve Boston's housing challenges, and I look forward to more creative initiatives that will help increase housing affordability and housing stability for Boston residents."   Mayor Walsh announced the creation of the Housing Innovation Lab in the fall of 2015. "Over the last year we have worked with residents, community organizations, universities and developers to generate and test creative solutions to the city's housing needs," said Marcy Ostberg, Director of the Housing Innovation Lab. "We recognize that we have only scratched the surface and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue this important work." During its first year, the team engaged with housing experts and Boston residents to gather and generate potential ideas to address the problem of high cost housing in Boston. They have taken on initiatives related to density, compact living, alternative housing models and homebuying. Some initiatives include experiential engagements such as the Urban Housing Unit, an idea generating design and build competition, and piloting new zoning tools like the density bonus. The permanence of the lab will allow the team to take what was learned from these pilot initiatives to scale and tackle other drivers of housing costs that have yet to be addressed. As outlined in the Mayor Walsh's Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030 plan, demographic projections show Boston's workforce growing by 26,600 households between 2010 and 2030-a nearly 13 percent increase over all. To meet this growing demand, the Department of Neighborhood Development and the Housing Innovation Lab will work more closely to examine how to best and most efficiently create the needed 20,000 workforce housing units by 2030. The Lab was initially funded through an Innovation Team grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. There are nearly 20 "i-teams" across the world using Innovation Delivery practice to work with their mayors to tackle the city's most pressing challenges. The Bloomberg Philanthropies i-team will build upon lessons learned from the Housing Innovation Lab and pivot to Third Spaces, places located between "home" (our first space) and "work" (our second space) that contribute to Boston's collective well-being. Third Spaces include everything from parks to barbershops to places of faith, and are the places where we as Bostonians welcome, connect, and create with others. To learn more about the Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab visit their website and follow them on Twitter. About the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics The Housing Innovation Lab began as a collaboration between the Department of Neighborhood Development and the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics. The Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics serves as Mayor Walsh's civic innovation group. Formed in 2010, New Urban Mechanics pilots experiments that offer the potential to significantly improve the quality of City services. To learn more about its work, follow the office on Twitter or visit its website. About Bloomberg Philanthropies Innovation Teams  The City of Boston is one of 20 cities around the world participating in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams program. The program aims to improve the capacity of city halls to effectively design and implement new approaches that improve citizens' lives. Innovation teams function as in-house innovation consultants, moving from one mayoral priority to the next. Using Bloomberg Philanthropies' tested Innovation Delivery practice, i-teams help agency leaders and staff through a data-driven process to assess problems, generate responsive new interventions, develop partnerships, and deliver measurable results. For more information on Innovation Teams, please visit their website.

麻州府2億5000萬元修橋補路 61市鎮有感

Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates $250 Million Invested in Road and Bridge Projects in Northeast Massachusetts

90 highway infrastructure projects in 61 Northeast Massachusetts towns are part of over $2.8 billion spent on transportation infrastructure across the Commonwealth

TEWKSBURY– Governor Charlie Baker today joined Acting Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver and MassDOT officials at a roadway resurfacing project to celebrate the Baker-Polito Administration’s investment of over $250 million in Fiscal Year 2017 on 90 roadway and bridge projects impacting 61 local cities and towns in Northeast Massachusetts.

The administration has been visiting MassDOT Highway Districts across the state to highlight the positive regional impacts of more than $2.8 billion spent since 2015 on highway construction projects and bridges, pavement, intersection and sidewalk improvements, and bike lanes, while authorizing over $700 million in Chapter 90 local transportation funding for cities and towns.  An additional $30 million has been invested through Complete Streets and Municipal Small Bridge programming to support local transportation planning and community bridges not eligible for federal aid.

Statewide, those investments have paved approximately 2,000 lane miles, enough to cross Massachusetts and back at least five times; installed 160 miles of sidewalk, enough to almost encircle the Quabbin Reservoir; and rehabilitated or replaced approximately 80 bridges. Projects include installing new safety equipment, optimizing traffic configuration, lane and intersection widening and promoting reduced congestion.

“We are proud to have invested over $250 million in 90 road and bridge projects in 61 cities and towns across northeastern Massachusetts this past year,” said Governor Baker. “Improving the Commonwealth’s highways, roads, bridges, public transit, and sidewalks provides new opportunities for transit and development throughout our communities.”

“By continuing efforts to upgrade infrastructure, we are able to support local communities and promote job growth to keep our economy strong,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “During the last year, MassDOT has had dozens of active roadway and bridge projects underway in the northeast area of the state, each meaning easier, safer and more efficient travel for people in surrounding communities.”

The maintenance project on Route 38 in Tewksbury, which Governor Baker visited today, began after conversations and collaborative efforts with members of the public, State Senator Barbra L’Italien, State Representative James Miceli, State Representative Jim Lyons, and municipal leaders from the town of Tewksbury. The project includes resurfacing the road, addressing drainage issues and placing pavement markings on a 3,500 foot stretch of Route 38 from the Wilmington town line to the intersection of South Street. The estimated cost of the project is $350,000 and the construction is expected to be completed by the end of this month.

“We are pleased to have been able to work so closely with local elected officials on this project,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack. “This project, like so many others, provides a vital link between neighborhoods and business districts and the new construction addresses many concerns raised by community members.”

“This work we are seeing today in Tewksbury is a prelude of a larger project set to begin in Fiscal Year 2019,” said Acting Highway Administrator Gulliver. “The larger project is set to include significant improvements to Route 38 intersections as well as road areas beyond the intersections.”

Notable ongoing projects in Northeast Massachusetts or District 4 area include:

• Amesbury: The project to replace the bridge on I-495 over the Amesbury Riverwalk Bikeway.
• Amesbury – Newburyport – Salisbury: The I-95 reconstruction and Whittier Bridge replacement project over the Merrimack River.
• Andover: The project to replace the bridge that carries North Main Street over the MBTA and Pan-Am Railroads.
• Andover – Lawrence – North Andover: The resurfacing project (including 12 bridges) along I-495.
• Arlington: The project to provide bicycle lanes and connect the ends of the Minuteman Bikeway.
• Bedford: The Safe Routes to School project at John Glenn Middle School.
• Bedford – Billerica: The project to make improvements to the Middlesex Turnpike.
• Beverly: The roadway reconstruction project along Route 1A.
• Beverly: The resurfacing (including 3 bridges) project along Route 128.
• Billerica: The project to reconstruct a section of Allen Road.
• Boston – Somerville: The project to resurface sections of I-93.
• Cambridge – Somerville: The roadway reconstruction and installation of a new traffic signal system on Beacon Street.
• Chelmsford: The bridge superstructure replacement on Hunt Road over I-495.
• Chelsea – Saugus: The resurfacing and related work (including 9 bridges) along Route 1.
• Concord: The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (Phase 2C) Project.
• Concord – Chelmsford – Peabody: The drainage improvements along Routes 2, 3, and 128
• Danvers: The bridge replacement on Water Street (Route 35) over the Waters River.
• Danvers – Medford: The project to make drainage repairs along Route 1 and I-93 and I-95.
• Everett: The multi-use pathway construction and ramp and sidewalk connections to the North Stand Community Trail.
• Everett – Medford: The project to replace two bridges carrying Revere Beach Parkway (Route 16) over the Malden River (Woods Memorial Bridge) and over the MBTA Orange Line, Commuter Rail and Rivers Edge Drive.
• Groveland: The roadway reconstruction project on Route 97.
• Haverhill: The roadway reconstruction and signal improvements project on Route 125.
• Haverhill: The Haverhill Riverwalk Project.
• Lawrence – North Andover: The resurfacing project (including 7 bridges) and barrier repairs along I-495.
• Lexington: The roadway reconstruction along Route 4/225 (Massachusetts Ave) and adjacent streets.
• Lexington – Burlington: The resurfacing and median barrier placement along I-95 and two bridge deck repairs.
• Lowell: The bridge replacement on Market Street over the Western Canal.
• Lowell: The bridge replacement on the VFW Highway over Beaver Brook.
• Lynnfield – Peabody: The resurfacing and related work on Route 1.
• Medford: The reconstruction of the Cradock Bridge (Route 38) over the Mystic River.
• Methuen: The I-93 intersection reconstruction project at Routes 110/113 (Methuen Rotary).
• Methuen: The resurfacing project along the Route 213 Loop Connector.
• Newbury – Newburyport: The Clipper City Rail Trail (Phase II) Project.
• Salem: The roadway and shared path reconstruction on Canal Street.
• Somerville: The sidewalk reconstruction at the intersection of Route 38 (Mystic Avenue) and Temple Road/Street (Safe Routes to School – Healy School).
• Stoneham – Winchester – Woburn: The Tri-Community Bikeway Project.

Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito Issue Statements on Confirmation of Chief Justice Scott Kafker to Supreme Judicial Court

Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito Issue Statements on Confirmation of Chief Justice Scott Kafker to Supreme Judicial Court

Nominating process announced to fill the vacancy of the Chief Justice of the Appeals Court

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito released the following statements on the Governor’s Council’s 7-0 confirmation of Massachusetts Appeals Court Chief Justice Scott Kafker to the Supreme Judicial Court, and announced the process for recruiting and selecting the next Chief Justice of the Appeals Court.

“Chief Justice Kafker is a distinguished, experienced and dedicated jurist who will serve the people of Massachusetts with fairness and impartiality on our Commonwealth’s highest court alongside his colleagues,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The Lt. Governor and I appreciate the historic opportunity to fill five seats on the Supreme Judicial Court in our first term. We thank the Supreme Judicial Court Nominating Committee for their efforts to vet candidates and the members of the Governor’s Council for their comprehensive examination and confirmation of Chief Justice Kafker and all our appointees to the SJC.”

“I would like to congratulate Chief Justice Kafker on his confirmation to the Commonwealth’s Supreme Judicial Court, and know that he will tirelessly serve the litigants, lawyers and citizens of the Commonwealth with intelligence and wisdom as he has during his sixteen years on the Appeals Court” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.“Thank you to the members of the Governor’s Council for their careful and thoughtful consideration.”

An Appeals Court Chief Justice Judicial Nominating Commission will be convened to focus on the recruitment and screening of applicants to fill the seat’s vacancy, consisting of Lon F. Povich, the Governor’s Chief Legal Counsel, Paul T. Dacier, Chair of the Governor’s Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC), Roberto M. Braceras and Carol T. Vittorioso  Co-Chairs of the JNC, Stephen M. Reilly, Jr.  a member of the JNC and The Honorable Margaret Hinkle (Ret.) a member of the Supreme Judicial Court Nominating Commission.

The commission seeks applicants with judicial and managerial experience who possess the temperament, ability and integrity to freely, impartially and independently interpret the laws and administer justice, and to work collaboratively with their colleagues in crafting opinions and administering the judicial branch of government. Applications are available on the JNC’s website and will be open until August 28^th.

The 21-member Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC), established in February 2015, will continue to screen candidates for posted vacancies on the Massachusetts Appeals Courts and trial courts.