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Peter Ubertaccio

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VP for Academic Affairs at Stonehill College, Member, Board of Directors of the JFK Hyannis Museum, political scientist, Cape Codder

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Author Jeffrey H. Boutwell, Ph.D. : Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy | JFK Hyannis Museum

I'm pleased to moderate a Q&A at the JFK Hyannis Museum this afternoon at 4:00 with Jeffrey H. Boutwell, Ph.D., author, historian, and speaker, as he discusses his book “Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy – a Biography of George S. Boutwell“ jfkhyannismuseum.org/event/boutwe...

21.05.2025 13:02 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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It's commencement season. Be on the lookout for the silent witnesses. www.linkedin.com/pulse/silent...

20.05.2025 15:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ll be traveling to Ireland on Friday for a grant-funded site visit supported by Education in Ireland! For all of next week, I’ll be visiting University College Cork, South East Technological University, University College Dublin, Mary Immaculate College, and the @unioflimerick.bsky.social 🇮🇪📚✈️

03.04.2025 10:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some reflections on the spring semester www.linkedin.com/pulse/season...

31.03.2025 17:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Last week, my Stonehill colleague, Dr. Anna Ohanyan, joined Bloomberg Television to discuss peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Watch her segment beginning around 1:23:00. >> zurl.co/9f44H

24.03.2025 14:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#highered | Peter Ubertaccio Another college admissions season, another round of breathless coverage about which elite institution is now the “ultimate dream school.” This time, it’s MIT…

Admission season is upon us. The dream school for the overwhelming majority of college students is not on this list: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

20.03.2025 12:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚀 Big news from the Meehan School of Business! Every member of the Stonehill DECA chapter has qualified for the DECA International Career Development Conference in San Francisco—making us the largest chapter in Massachusetts to ever achieve this! 🎉

17.03.2025 21:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Peter Ubertaccio on LinkedIn: #highered Another college admissions season, another round of breathless coverage about which elite institution is now the “ultimate dream school.” This time, it’s MIT…

I have some thoughts on how @cnbc.com and others continue to pursue an unhealthy narrative www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

13.03.2025 19:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The power of externships www.linkedin.com/pulse/openin...

12.03.2025 12:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What will Trump say in his speech? Don’t ask Grover Cleveland - Roll Call They share a win-loss-win record, but the state of the union has changed. From tariffs to executive power, the two presidents diverge.

I discussed Trump's address to Congress with @jimsaksa.com of @rollcall.com rollcall.com/2025/03/03/w...

04.03.2025 11:53 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Where Is Your Bench? The following reflection was written for the January 17th edition of the Academic Pulse newsletter at Stonehill College. As this new year gets underway, I find my mind drawn to moments of reflection.

Finding places to be calm this year www.linkedin.com/pulse/where-...

25.02.2025 15:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Good teams pick up the phone I heard this from a retreat leader a couple of years ago: good teams pick up the phone. I tried to follow the advice but found myself reverting to an old habit of sending emails.

Good teams pick up the phone www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-t...

05.02.2025 20:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thanks for @lynch.house.gov for meeting with Fr. John and me to discuss exciting new initiatives at Stonehill and the impact of actions in DC on colleges and universities

05.02.2025 20:22 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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The Power of Your Words: Leadership Lessons for Academic Managers Recently, I read an insightful piece by Kevin Sanders , Dean at Baylor University School of Music, about how leaders in higher education should approach challenges and communicate with their teams. Hi...

As a leader, your words have the power to shape morale and inspire action—or erode trust and foster negativity. Avoid catastrophizing and focus on collaboration and solutions, so your leadership builds resilience and drives progress, even in challenging times.

27.01.2025 13:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ICYMI: Carter and Kennedy: Foes whose battle gave rise to a shared legacy of perseverance by Peter Ubertaccio #opinion

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05.01.2025 19:10 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Carter and Kennedy: Foes whose battle gave rise to a shared legacy of perseverance Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy, who fought a bitter primary battle in 1980, both did something nearly unheard of American politics following their face-off and the devastating loss each suffered that ye...

My piece in @cwbeacon.bsky.social today on how President Carter and Senator Kennedy transformed their setbacks in 1980 into decades of meaningful work that shaped the nation and the world commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/cart...

05.01.2025 12:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OPINION: Carter and Kennedy: Foes whose battle gave rise to a shared legacy of perseverance by Peter Ubertaccio

https://buff.ly/40hvhnw

04.01.2025 19:07 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How the 1980 Kennedy-Carter fight reshaped politics The consequences of a disastrous Democratic election cycle are still playing out today.

WATCH: How Jimmy Carter's 1980 primary fight with Ted Kennedy reshaped politics, feat. @professoru.bsky.social & @umassboston.bsky.social's Paul Watanabe www.wgbh.org/news/politic... #mapoli @gbhnews.bsky.social

31.12.2024 19:44 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Volunteerism, inspiration recalled on Cape, of Jimmy Carter Albeit a short presidential career, Cape-based professor says former President Jimmy Carter had a direct impact on millions.

I discussed the legacy of President Carter with the Cape Cod Times: Volunteerism, inspiration recalled on Cape, of Jimmy Carter www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/p...

31.12.2024 12:18 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How the 1980 Kennedy-Carter fight reshaped politics The consequences of a disastrous Democratic election cycle are still playing out today.

I got to chat with @reillyadam.bsky.social @gbhnews.bsky.social on how the 1980 Kennedy-Carter fight reshaped politics www.wgbh.org/news/politic...

30.12.2024 21:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The night the president came to visit - The Boston Globe The president was coming to spend the night and Kay Thompson was a nervous wreck.

One of my favorite stories involving President Carter, small-town America, and the Thompson family, written by Tom Farragher "The night the president came to visit" www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/0... via @bostonglobe.com

29.12.2024 22:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Georgia Shows Why U.S. Policy in Eurasia Is Dangerously Outdated Unlike Washington, both China and Russia have developed continental designs for Eurasia.

In @foreignpolicy.com, my Stonehill College colleague, Dr. Anna Ohanyan, explains how Georgia highlights outdated US policy in Eurasia foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...

26.12.2024 23:11 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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10 Things to Know About Robin Goldberg The speech-language pathologist talks about her career as a compassionate communicator.

Creating this new program in Communication Sciences/Speech Pathology and bringing on Robin Goldberg to lead it have been among the happiest and most impactful initiatives I've undertaken at Stonehill College www.stonehill.edu/news/details...

19.11.2024 20:30 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Post-Presidential Election Forum John Micek, Politics Managing Editor for MassLive, will moderate a panel discussion on the 2024 election.

Stonehill's post election forum is Monday, November 18 @ 7:00. In person in McCarthy Auditorium and live streamed. Moderated by John Micek of @masslive and featuring Matt Gorman, Jesse Hunt, Joel Payne, and Meghan Hays

17.11.2024 21:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Post-Presidential Election Forum John Micek, Politics Managing Editor for MassLive, will moderate a panel discussion on the 2024 election.

Join us in person or on our live stream for a post-election analysis at Stonehill College Monday at 7:00
moderated by John Micek of MassLive.com www.stonehill.edu/events/post-...

15.11.2024 14:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0