The Point(less): Rebranding

Headlines and brief news updates, May 15 2022

• The mediation team hired to settle the dispute between the administration and the faculty council quit in disgust. The mediators will be replaced by a team of kindergarten teachers.

• UMass Boston launches a re-branding campaign to mark its complete transformation from a respectable(ish) university to a full-time social justice and health-promoting institution.

• Since the above campaign set the university back $1.3M, the plan to install left-handed chairs in the classrooms is postponed until further notice.

• The University’s bid for a new logo resulted in a new stunning image being selected. Unfortunately the original design was accidentally mixed up with a selfie of the artist flipping off the camera.

• Construction updates: None.