Innovative and Timely Research, Visiting Professorships, Scholarships

UMass Boston is a public university -- Boston's only public university -- and as such receives state assistance. But only with additional help from private donors, corporate sponsors, and foundations can UMass Boston sustain excellence in such cutting-edge programs as the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy. The Polly Logan Fund will guarantee essential support for the Center's efforts to deepen understanding of women's issues and prepare women for leadership. A committee of concerned citizens and University representatives, including many of Polly Logan's longtime colleagues and friends, will oversees its activities. The fund will make possible:

• Innovative and Timely Research:

  The Center is in the forefront of research on public policy issues affecting women, and legislators and other public officials increasingly take notice and respond. Recent Center research includes the Mass Action for Women Audit (a participatory project involving women throughout the state), as well as published studies of challenges facing women municipal officials, ways to make family leave more affordable, and impact of welfare reform. The Polly Logan Fund will enhance the Center's capacity for such projects and strengthen its efforts to serve policy-makers, students, and the general public.

• Polly Logan Visiting Professorships:

  The Polly Logan Fund will attract distinguished officials, activists, and scholars to give guest lectures and symposia at the Center, enhance teaching, and involve students in scholarly projects. Just as Polly Logan has been a role model and mentor for many, these visiting professors will provide insight and knowledge to benefit both women enrolled in the program and the community at large.

• Polly Logan Scholarships:

  More than half of the women who enroll in the Center's graduate program work full-time to support themselves and their families. For some, completing the program's 250-hour public service internship means losing income. Women from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups frequently need tuition assistance in order to participate. The Polly Logan Fund will increase the number and value of the scholarships the program can provide. Its ultimate goal is to assure access for all qualified women, regardless of ability to pay, to a policy training and leadership development program second to none.

If you wish to make a gift or pledge now, please use the enclosed self-addressed envelope, and return it along with the enclosed donor information card.

For further information about the Polly Logan Fund, please call the Center at (617) 287-5541 or write to:

University of Massachusetts Boston,
Office of Institutional Advancement,
Quinn Administration Building,
100 Morrissey Boulevard,
Boston, MA 02125-3393