UMass Boston

College of Liberal Arts faculty are nationally and internationally recognized scholars conducting interdisciplinary and values-driven research that demonstrates deep commitment to making a difference in our communities.

Our faculty members and fellows:

• approach each discipline with academic rigor and objectivity.
• have special expertise as practitioners of public policy.
• address policy issues of all kinds, generally focusing on issues of an urban society.
• understand that social and economic inequities are inherent in our system and work to develop the tools to evaluate and address those inequities.
• see diversity—in age, race, gender, ethnicity, and nationality—as central to our makeup, to great learning, and to our region's economic future.