UMass-Amherst raises school's Boston profile
July 11, 2010
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AMHERST, Mass.—The University of Massachusetts flagship Amherst campus has hired a veteran state Senate staffer to help raise the school's profile in Boston.
Christopher Dunn Jr. will join the university's new Boston office next month as director of public and constituent relations.
The job is part of an administrative reorganization aimed at improving the university's support in Boston from the Legislature, business community and alumni.
Dunn has served in the Office of the Counsel to the Senate since 2007, most recently as associate counsel. From 2003 to 2007, he worked in the Office of the Clerk of the Senate.
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