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Governor Healey: BRIGHT Act Will Create 20,000 Jobs, Modernize Higher Education Campuses

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In a press release about the BRIGHT Act, a higher education bond bill which would make historic investments to modernize Massachusetts’ public higher education infrastructure while creating nearly 20,000 construction-related jobs, Massachusetts College of Art and Design President Mary K. Grant shared the following statement:

“Investments in campus infrastructure are investments in student success. This legislation will enable MassArt to modernize facilities, strengthen programs that support in-demand fields, and prepare our students to lead in today’s creative, cultural, and innovation economy. I am so grateful to the Healey-Driscoll Administration for introducing this transformative and visionary piece of legislation and I applaud the legislature for beginning its work to advance it.”

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