Meet the Universities and Colleges in Boston Virtual Symposium

This symposium will provide opportunities for informal interaction via structured discussion between participants and faculty around research, providing participants with exposure opportunities within the greater Boston area. In small group sessions, participants will receive feedback from faculty on their research to help advance participants’ work toward publication. Publishing, teaching, and early career issues are topics that will be addressed by faculty panels. Suffolk University was founded on the principles of social justice, and we strongly believe in the value of diversity.

Please note, this event is invite only

We are grateful to these participating universities for their partnership:

  • Babson College
  • Bentley University
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Bridgewater State University
  • Emerson College
  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Northeastern University
  • Simmons University
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • University of Massachusetts - Boston
  • University of Massachusetts - Lowell
  • Wheaton College

Program Schedule

Presented by: Suffolk University Sawyer Business School (SBS) and The PhD Project
Dates: April 15th and 16th, 2021, from 1:00-4:00pm EST

Thursday, April 15th

1:00-1:30
Formal Welcome and Introduction

  • Suffolk University SBS Dean: Amy Z. Zeng
  • Suffolk University VP for Diversity, Access, and Inclusion: Joyya Smith
  • President of the KPMG US Foundation and the PhD Project: Blane Ruschak

1:30-2:15
Panel I: Improving Journal Submissions and the Publication Process

2:15-3:00
Discussions of Participant Abstracts Part I

3:00-3:15
Break

3:15-4:00
Panel II: Teaching and Time Management: Prioritizing Expectations for Work Pre-Tenure

Friday, April 16th

1:00-1:45
Panel III: Applying to Universities and Colleges in Boston

1:45-2:30
Discussions of Participant Abstracts Part II

2:30-2:45
Break

2:45-3:30
Panel IV: Working and Living in Boston

3:30-4:00
Closing Remarks

  • PhD Project Board Member and Dean of Business, UMass Lowell: Sandra Richtermeyer
  • Suffolk University Provost: Julie Sandell

Please direct any questions you have to Meagan Meehan.