台灣教育部和波士頓大學國際研究學院簽合作協議

波士頓大學全球研究學院院長Adil Najam(左二)和教育組組長
陳幗珍(右二)簽署合作協議。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange周菊子波士頓報導)中華民國教育部和波士頓大學全球研究學院今(16)日續簽3年合作協議。波士頓大學亞洲中心將在該協議支持下，舉行2大會議，開辦至少三項取材自台灣文化，歷史及數位發展的課程，並訂閱台灣的電子刊物。

            駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處教育組組長陳幗珍和波士頓大學新上任的全球研究學院(Pardee School of Global Studies)院長Adil Najam昨日在駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，波士頓大學副校長暨全球項目副教務長王威(Willis G. Wang)，波士頓大學亞洲中心主任葉凱蒂，副主任田文浩，波士頓大學亞洲區發展主任馬以正(Eugene Mahr)等嘉賓見證中，簽署這合作協議。

波士頓經文處長賴銘琪(前左五)和波士頓大學全球研究學院院長Adil
Najam(前左四)和教育組組長陳幗珍(前右六)，以及出席簽署合作協議
嘉賓合影。前右起，教育組秘書黃瑋婷，BU亞洲中心副主任田文浩，
BU亞洲區發展主任馬以正，BU副校長暨全球項目副教務長王威，
BU亞洲中心主任葉凱蒂(後左四)等。(周菊子攝)

            波士頓大學全球研究學院院長Adil Najam指波士頓大學是個不斷向前推動的學校，在該校與教育部合作10年後，他很高興有機會代表該校續簽合作協議。

            經文處處長賴銘琪半開玩笑表示，過去7年來，台灣政府總共送過142名學者到哈佛大學，麻省理工學院等美國5大院校交流訪問，其中哈佛40人，MIT 9人，但不知為何這些院校中未包括波士頓大學，估計今天的簽約就為彌補此事。

            經文處教育組陳幗珍表示，過去10年，教育部和波士頓大學合作，開辦了包括台灣論壇等5項課程及活動，今年簽署的合約，將在原有的基礎下擴大，辦理國際會議，增設數位檔案等。

            波士頓大學亞洲中心主任葉凱蒂表示，台灣教育部與該校簽署協議所給的支持，容許他們在制定課程，項目時，把更多的台灣學術，文化內容包括進去。新協議包括資助辦理兩大會議，預定明春舉辦，由該校人類學教授策畫的”新宗教崛起”，以及次年由葉明(譯音)教授策畫的”在全球亞洲中的台灣:過去，現在與未來”。

            葉凱蒂自己計畫開設與台灣電影有關的課程，並希望邀請侯孝賢導演做駐校藝術家，讓波士頓大學的學生們有機會透過電影，認識台灣社會及文化。

            已開辦多年的”台灣論壇”，今後也將繼續，下一個大活動預定是波士頓大學和普林斯頓大學合作，把台北，北京的故宮博物院連結起來，讓兩地館藏文物流通世界做展示。

            葉凱蒂透露，這次續簽的合作協議，有部分經費將用於訂購數位資訊，以期該校教授及學生做研究時，都能更輕鬆獲取有關台灣的學術及新聞、期刊資料。

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TREASURER GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP IN SPRINGFIELD

TREASURER GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP IN SPRINGFIELD

BOSTON – Treasurer Goldberg has announced additional locations for the second round of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series. The initiative, launched in collaboration with Citizens Bank, is a free program focusing on wage negotiation, money management, retirement and investment strategies for women. The workshops will be held at Bay Path University in Springfield on November 8th and 15th and are co-sponsored by Bay Path’s Strategic Alliances and M.S. in Nonprofit Management & Philanthropy programs.

“Women face unique challenges when it comes to financial security,” said Treasurer Deb Goldberg. “This Program will provide critical information that will give the women in Springfield the skills they need to be successful in today’s economy.”

For more specifics on the event details, programmatic content, and to register please visit the program’s site HERE. As a gateway city, Springfield was chosen as part of a statewide expansion to bring economic security workshops to women across Massachusetts. The workshops, held in partnership with Bay Path University, are designed to empower women and students and give them tools to secure their economic future and reach their full financial potential

On day one, Treasurer Goldberg created the Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), led by a deputy treasurer, with the deliberate goal of implementing a range of economic empowerment initiatives that include closing the gender wage gap, increasing access to financial education, improving college affordability, and investing in STEM careers and education. For more information visit http://www.mass.gov/treasury/empowerment or follow the hashtag #EqualPayMA

Councilors Wu and Pressley File Ordinance for Equity in Opportunity for City Contracts for Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses

Councilors Wu and Pressley File Ordinance for Equity in Opportunity for City Contracts for Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses

The ordinance would require evaluation of all RFPs to include criteria for MWBE participation and quarterly reporting of data

BOSTON - Today Council President Michelle Wu and Councilor Ayanna Pressley filed an ordinance to amend the City of Boston’s procurement processes to encourage greater meaningful engagement with women- and minority-owned business enterprises (WMBE). The ordinance directs the City’s Small and Local Business Enterprise Office to create a supplier diversity program, do active outreach to WMBE regarding City needs and contracting processes, and encouraging them to apply. It also directs any and all requests for proposal (RFPs) that the City releases, as well as the evaluation process for such RFPs, to include WMBE participation as a key criterion.

“City government doesn’t just have a policy-making impact; we have an economic impact with every purchase and contract we make,” said Councilor Wu. “This ordinance will help align our spending with our policy priorities — to create opportunity in every neighborhood and pathways for economic mobility. We must take every action to invest in Boston’s small businesses and residents, especially those who for too long have been systematically marginalized.”

“The wealth gap continues to grow across the country and in our city with sharp contrasts along gender and racial lines,” Councilor Pressley said. “Closing that gap requires creating increased opportunities for women and people of color to build wealth. This ordinance looks to level the playing field for MWBEs and create an equity in opportunity, for all of our small businesses, to both contribute to the prosperity of our city and to benefit from it.”

The legislation will be assigned to committee during Wednesday’s City Council meeting. A public hearing will be held before a vote by the full Council.

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