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'''Martin Thomas Meehan''' (born December 30, 1956) is an American academic administrator, politician, and attorney.<ref name=mmbio>{{cite web |url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/about-umass-system/president-marty-meehan/full-biography |title=Biography of UMass President Marty Meehan |date=7 April 2017 |publisher=University of Massachusetts |access-date=7 April 2017 |archive-date=7 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407234204/http://www.massachusetts.edu/about-umass-system/president-marty-meehan/full-biography |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since July 2015, Meehan has served as the President of the ] after serving as Chancellor of the ] since September 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.martymeehan.com |title=University of Massachusetts Office of the President |date=7 April 2017 |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uml.edu/docs/umass_lowell_alumni_magazine_summer15_tcm18-197293.pdf |title=Goodbye Chancellor, Hello President Meehan! |date=31 August 2015 |publisher=UMass Lowell, Massachusetts |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref>
'''Martin Thomas "Marty" Meehan''' (born ], ]) is an ] and ] from the state of ]. A ], Meehan has served in the ] since 1993 as the representative of ]. In July 2007, he will leave Congress to become Chancellor of the ].


Meehan, a ], served in the ] from 1993 to 2007 as the Representative for ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000627 |title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress – Representative Martin T. Meehan |date=7 April 2017 |publisher=National Cable Satellite Corporation (C-SPAN), USA |website=C-SPAN.org
==Personal life and education==
|access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?martinmeehan |title=C-SPAN Videos of Representative Martin T. Meehan |date=7 April 2017
Meehan was born in ], the oldest son in a family of seven children. He attended public schools in Lowell, graduating from ] in 1974. Meehan went on to the ], graduating in 1978 with a ] ] in education/political science. Later Meehan attended ], graduating with a ] degree in 1981, and ], graduating with a ] ] in 1986. Meehan is a ]. He has been married to Ellen T. Murphy, the former vice president at , since ], and they have two children together: Daniel Martin and Robert Francis.
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== Early life and education ==
==Political career==
Meehan was born in ], one of seven children born to Martin T. Meehan (d. 2000), a compositor for ], and Alice (Britton) Meehan (d. 2008).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_28354423/you-cant-take-lowell-out-boy |title=Obituary for Martin T. (Buster) Sr. |date=21 June 2015 |publisher=Lowell Sun, Massachusetts, USA |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2000-10-25/html/CREC-2000-10-25-pt1-PgS10994-2.htm |title=Congressman Martin T. Meehan's Tribute to His Father |date=25 October 2000 |publisher=GPO – U.S. Government Publishing Office |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/07/09/alice_meehan_78_matriarch_of_congressmans_large_family/ |title=Obituary for Alice Meehan, 78, Matriarch of Congressman's Large Family |first1=Gloria |last1=Negri |newspaper=Boston.com |publisher=The Boston Globe, Massachusetts, USA |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref> He graduated from ] in 1974.<ref name=mmbio />


Meehan attended the ], graduating cum laude in 1978 with a ] degree in ] and ]. In 1981, Meehan graduated from ] with a ] degree, and a ] from the ] in 1986. He has received honorary degrees from the American College of Greece, Suffolk University, Green Mountain College in Vermont, and Shenkar College of Engineering & Design in Israel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/president-meehan-honored-american-college-greece-urges-graduates-embrace |title=President Meehan honored by American College of Greece |date=25 June 2016 |publisher=University of Massachusetts, USA |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref>
Interspersed with his post-college studies, Meehan held a number of political positions. From 1978 to 1979 Meehan served on the staff to the mayor of Lowell. He was the press assistant to Representative ] from 1979 to 1981 and the head research analyst for the ] joint committee on election laws from 1981 to 1984.


== Early career ==
After completing his law degree, Meehan served as director of public affairs to the ] and ] from 1986 to 1990. From 1987 to 1988, Meehan was a member of the faculty of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and ]. From 1991 to 1992, Meehan was the First Assistant District Attorney for ].
From 1978 to 1979, Meehan served on the staff to Lowell mayor ]. He was the press assistant to Representative ] from 1979 to 1981 and the head research analyst for the ]'s joint committee on election laws from 1981 to 1984.


After completing law school, Meehan served as Director of Public Affairs to the ] and ] from 1986 to 1990. From 1987 to 1988, Meehan was a member of the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and ]. From 1991 to 1992, Meehan was the First Assistant District Attorney for ], where he established an innovative "priority prosecution" policy that targeted hardened criminals.
Meehan ran for the U.S. House in the ] and was elected on ] ]. He took office in January 1993. Meehan is generally considered to be a political liberal. Meehan is a prominent advocate for ] and was one of the major sponsors of ] (called the "Shays-Meehan Bill" in the House and the "McCain-Feingold Bill" in the Senate). He has also been noted for his activism on gay rights issues; for example, Meehan is the chief sponsor of the measure repealing the ] policy.


== U.S. House of Representatives ==
Meehan's campaign fund is among the largest campaign accounts of any House member, with $4,829,540 cash on hand reported in ], ]. This is the result of raising more money than he spent in several campaigns since his first in 1992.
] ] in 1993]]
Meehan ran for the U.S. House in the ], challenging another Democrat, the 4-term incumbent ]. Atkins had a record of weak performances in Meehan's hometown of Lowell, only winning the city by 2 votes in his close-run 1990 re-election campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PD43+ » 1990 U.S. House General Election 5th Congressional District|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/94559/|access-date=2020-09-11|website=PD43+|language=en-US}}</ref> Atkins also was caught up in the House Bank ], with 127 overdrafts, the second most in the Massachusetts delegation.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Kenneth J.|last2=Dewar|first2=Helen|date=1992-09-16|title=REPS. SOLARZ AND ATKINS ARE DEFEATED|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/09/16/reps-solarz-and-atkins-are-defeated/283ab074-3661-4bd1-bc48-e9b42bbc13b9/|access-date=2020-09-11|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The delegation leader in bank overdrafts, ] with 140, lost re-election in 1992 to Republican ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The List: Bickering House Hurts Itself -- Final True Confession Tells Little About Scandal {{!}} The Seattle Times|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920417&slug=1486911|access-date=2020-09-11|website=archive.seattletimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/95515/|title=PD43+ » 1992 U.S. House General Election 3rd Congressional District|website=PD43+}}</ref> Meehan beat Atkins, receiving 50,300 votes to Atkins' 26,855.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PD43+ » 1992 U.S. House Democratic Primary 5th Congressional District|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/95519/|access-date=2020-09-11|website=PD43+|language=en-US}}</ref>


After winning the Democratic primary, Meehan was elected on November 3, 1992. He took office in January 1993.
In the 2004 Congressional race, Meehan raised $3,170,733 and spent $459,977 of that, thus adding $2,710,756 to his cash on hand. His opponent, Tom Tierney raised $30,943 and spent $30,406. Overall, in the 2004 race, incumbents in the House of Representatives on average raised $1,122,505 compared to $192,964 for their challengers. <ref> on http://www.opensecrets.org. Accessed ] ].</ref>


=== Tenure ===
Meehan was mentioned as a possible candidate for the ] in 2004, if Massachusetts' junior senator, ], had been elected to the presidency.
Meehan is generally considered to be a political liberal. Meehan is a prominent advocate for ] and was one of the major sponsors of ] (called the "Shays-Meehan Bill" in the House and the "McCain-Feingold Bill" in the Senate). He has also been noted for his activism on gay rights issues, and was the chief sponsor of the measure repealing the ] policy.


Meehan successfully ran for the House in 1992 on a platform of reform, including a commitment to pushing through ]s for members of the House. As part of that platform, Meehan made a pledge not to serve more than four terms. On the House floor in 1995, he scolded members who might go back on their promise to limit their tenure in office. "The best test of any politicians' credibility on term limits," he said, "is whether they are willing to put their careers where their mouths are and limit their own service." Despite his pledge, Meehan again ran for Congress in the year 2000, exceeding four terms by two and a half times.<ref>Catherine Edwards, '' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515205624/http://termlimits.org/Research/1999articles/990628insight.html|date=2006-05-15}}'', June 28, 1999. Accessed on 7 February 2006.</ref>]
Currently he is working with former Marine Staff Sgt. ] and a bipartisan group of representatives to Capitol Hill to reintroduce the ], legislation that would repeal the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gay service members.<ref></ref>


On October 10, 2002, Meehan was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the ].<ref name="House of Representatives Roll call">{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml|title=107th Congress-2nd Session 455th Roll Call Vote of by members of the House of Representatives|accessdate=13 May 2023}}</ref> In January 2005, nearly three years after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime and as U.S. troops faced an "increasingly sophisticated insurgency in Iraq," Meehan published a Congressional white paper <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/pdf/meehan_whitepaper.pdf|title=Iraq. Light at the end of the Tunnel|website=politico.com|access-date=16 May 2023}}</ref> advocating that Iraqi security responsibilities be transferred to a new democratically elected government and that the U.S. develop an exit strategy to remove troops within 12 months to 18 months. During a discussion panel at the Brookings Institution,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/20050125-1.pdf|title=Brookings Briefing |website=brookings.edu|date=April 2012|access-date=16 May 2023}}</ref> Meehan expressed concerns about the Bush administration having "no endgame in sight." He told the panel that "it's time for Congress to reassert its role in foreign policy and to take the lead in providing an exit strategy in Iraq."
== Controversies==
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===Term limits===
Meehan successfully ran for the House in 1992 on a platform of reform, including a commitment to pushing through term limits for members of the House. As part of that platform, Meehan made a pledge not to serve more than four terms. On the House floor in 1995 he scolded members who might go back on their promise to limit their tenure in office (see ]). "The best test of any politicians' credibility on term limits," he said, "is whether they are willing to put their careers where their mouths are and limit their own service." Despite his pledge, Meehan again ran for Congress in the year 2000, exceeding four terms. <ref>Catherine Edwards, '''', ], ]. Accessed on ] ].</ref>


Meehan's campaign fund was among the largest campaign accounts of any House member, with $4,829,540 cash on hand reported on October 15, 2005. This is the result of raising more money than he spent in several campaigns since his first in 1992. In 2016, after his first year as president of UMass, Meehan closed his congressional campaign signaling an end to his political career so he could focus his energies on leading the UMass system.<ref name="massachusetts.edu">{{Cite news|date=2016-06-30|title=Marty Meehan to close congressional committee, make $1 million gift for UMass scholarships from educational foundation fund|language=en|work=University of Massachusetts|url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/marty-meehan-close-congressional-committee-make-1-million-gift-umass|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>
===Post 9/11 criticism of President Bush===
Meehan came under intense criticism in the days following the ] when the '']'' reported that he criticized President Bush for not returning to Washington, D.C. sooner then he did after the attacks. Meehan was quoted as saying "I don't buy the notion Air Force One was a target ... That's just PR. That's just spin."<ref></ref>. Lowell police posted a guard outside his congressional district after receiving reports of threatening phone calls. He later said his views were misrepresented, and that he believed Bush had done "an excellent job."<ref></ref>


In the 2004 Congressional race, Meehan raised $3,170,733 and spent $459,977 of that, thus adding $2,710,756 to his cash on hand. His opponent, Tom Tierney raised $30,943 and spent $30,406. Overall, in the 2004 race, incumbents in the House of Representatives on average raised $1,122,505 compared to $192,964 for their challengers.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060201024117/http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/incumbs.asp?cycle=2004 |date=2006-02-01 }} on http://www.opensecrets.org. Accessed 7 February 2006.</ref>
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An unidentified individual operating through the U.S. House of Representatives' internet connection made several favorable edits as well as removing statements declaring Meehan's original campaign platform that included a promise not to run for more than four terms. Meehan's own chief of staff at the time, Matt Vogel, admitted to the press that he oversaw the edits and removal of the section that pointed out Meehan's decision not to step down from office after four terms.<ref>Associated Press, ''''</ref>


] interned with Meehan while studying at ]. He went to work for the ] and was killed in action at the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Coulter |first=Bruce |date=January 1, 2010 |title=Parents sad, proud of son killed in Afghanistan |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/archive/2010/01/02/parents-sad-proud-son-killed/40425331007/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Wicked Local |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Committee assignments and caucus memberships==

===Committee assignments===
Meehan was mentioned as a possible candidate for the ] in 2004, if Massachusetts' junior senator, ], had been elected to the presidency.<ref> on https://www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2007.</ref>
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Meehan worked with former Marine Staff Sgt. ] and a bipartisan group of representatives to Capitol Hill to reintroduce the ], legislation that would repeal the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gay service members.{{citation needed|date=June 2010}}
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An unidentified individual operating through the U.S. House of Representatives' internet connection made several favorable edits as well as removing statements declaring Meehan's original campaign platform that included a promise not to run for more than four terms. Meehan's chief of staff at the time, Matt Vogel, admitted to the press that he oversaw the edits and removal of the section that pointed out Meehan's decision not to step down from office after four terms.<ref>Associated Press, ''''</ref>

==== Retirement from Congress ====
On May 9, 2007, Meehan delivered an official resignation statement to the ], Rep. ] (D-CA), indicating that he would leave his post on 1 July 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaWjLnNDbGI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/BaWjLnNDbGI| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Marty Meehan Retirement from Congress Tribute |date=1 July 2007 |website=YouTube.com |access-date=10 April 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In response, Gov. ] (D-MA) announced a September 4 primary and an October 16 ] to determine Meehan's successor. The winner was ], the widow of ], who held the seat from 1974 to 1979 before being elected to the Senate.

Meehan's former chief of staff, ], won his former seat, now numbered as the ], in 2018.

== University of Massachusetts ==
Meehan became the President of the ], a position he assumed in July 2015, after serving as Chancellor of the ] since September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 May 2015|title=Marty Meehan Named 27th President Of The UMass System|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSsub9PQ-A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/YJSsub9PQ-A| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=10 April 2017|website=YouTube.com|publisher=WGBH Greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On May 1, 2015, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees unanimously elected Meehan, citing his record of achievement while serving as the Chancellor at UMass Lowell, his record of public service throughout his career, and his ability to communicate and to inspire, as being among the reasons for selecting him as the 27th President of the Massachusetts University System.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 May 2015|title=Martin T. Meehan Elected 27th President of the University of Massachusetts System|url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/martin-t-meehan-elected-27th-president-university-massachusetts|access-date=7 April 2017|publisher=University of Massachusetts, USA}}</ref> Meehan is the first former graduate of a UMass school to serve as President of the UMass System.

Meehan was inaugurated at the ] on November 12, 2015, where he vowed to fight for the University of Massachusetts, calling it "the most important institution in Massachusetts in the critical areas of social mobility and economic growth."<ref>{{cite web|date=12 November 2015|title=Marty Meehan Inaugurated as 27th President of the University of Massachusetts|url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/marty-meehan-inaugurated-27th-president-university-massachusetts|access-date=10 April 2017|publisher=University of Massachusetts, USA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=12 November 2015|title=Marty Meehan Inaugural Speech on 12 November 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTjpG9UZyw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/OHTjpG9UZyw| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=10 April 2017|website=YouTube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Meehan made raising money for scholarship funds the centerpiece of his inauguration. With an initial fundraising target of $1 million, the privately funded inauguration far exceeded its goals and generated a record $1.7 million for student scholarships.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-11-13|title=Marty Meehan inaugurated as 27th president of the University of Massachusetts|language=en|work=University of Massachusetts|url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/marty-meehan-inaugurated-27th-president-university-massachusetts|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>

In his first year of presidency, the University's enrollment reached a record 73,744 students, and research expenditures had risen to a high of $629 million. UMass increased its own funding of financial aid by nearly $20 million during Meehan's first year, with spending rising from $236 million to a record $255 million, the highest ever. Additionally, the UMass Foundation, in part based on Meehan's recommendation, voted to divest direct investments in fossil fuels from the university's endowment, making it the first major public university in the nation to take such action.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-06-15|title=UMass Trustees endorse fossil fuel divestment|language=en|work=University of Massachusetts|url=http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/umass-trustees-endorse-fossil-fuel-divestment|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>

As Meehan began his second year as President of the UMass System, he announced the closing of his congressional campaign, directed that funds be transferred to an education foundation, and stipulated that a $1 million scholarship donation be made to his alma mater, UMass Lowell.<ref name="massachusetts.edu" />

During his years at UMass Lowell, the institution achieved record growth in enrollment, student retention and funding for research and scholarships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marty Meehan {{!}} University of Massachusetts|url=https://www.umassp.edu/president/biography|access-date=2015-11-20|website=www.umassp.edu}}</ref>

During his tenure as chancellor, UMass Lowell for the first time was named a top-tier national university.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UMass Lowell Climbs in Prominent National Ranking {{!}} UMass Lowell|url=https://www.uml.edu/News/press-releases/2013/US-News-Ranking-Sept-2013.aspx|access-date=2018-08-13|website=www.uml.edu|language=en}}</ref> It also was the top-ranked public research institution in New England for starting salary, mid-career salary and overall return on investment for graduates according to PayScale.com.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Massachusetts (UMass) – Lowell Campus Salary {{!}} PayScale|url=http://www.payscale.com/research/US/School=University_of_Massachusetts_(UMass)_-_Lowell_Campus/Salary|access-date=2018-08-13|website=www.payscale.com|language=en}}</ref> Under Meehan's leadership, UMass Lowell opened 10 new buildings over a five-year period, was named to the President's Higher Education Honor Roll for community service and campus engagement <ref>{{Cite news|title=UMass Lowell Named to President's Higher Education Honor Roll|language=en|url=https://www.uml.edu/News/press-releases/2014/Honorroll121914.aspx|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref> for six years in a row and made a successful transition to NCAA Division I athletics.<ref>{{Cite news|title=UMass Lowell Athletics to Join America East Conference|language=en|url=https://www.uml.edu/News/press-releases/2013/AmericaEast021413.aspx|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>

Meehan was presented with the ] (ACUI) 2014 President of the Year Award at the organization's 100th anniversary celebration and conference. He was honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) at the annual District I program in 2012 with the Chief Executive Leadership Award.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chancellor Receives Chief Executive Leadership Award|language=en|url=https://www.uml.edu/News/stories/2011-12/CASE-Meehan.aspx|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CASE – The Chief Executive Leadership Award|url=https://www.case.org/Awards/Distinguished_Service_Awards/The_Chief_Executive_Leadership_Award.html|access-date=2018-08-13|website=www.case.org}}</ref>

=== UMass Boston ===
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On April 5, 2017, ] officials announced that Chancellor ] would resign at the end of the academic calendar year on June 30, take a one-year sabbatical, and return as a tenured faculty member. Meehan stated that UMass Boston Deputy Chancellor ], appointed the previous month,<ref>{{cite news|title=Barry Mills Appointed Deputy Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer at UMass Boston|work=UMass Boston News|url=https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/barry_mills_appointed_deputy_chancellor_and_chief_operating_officer_at_umas|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> would serve as interim chancellor "until finances are stabilized and the university is positioned to attract a world-class chancellor through a global search",<ref name="WGBH 04-05-2017">{{cite news|last=Norton|first=Michael P.|title=UMass-Boston Chancellor Keith Motley To Step Down June 30|publisher=]|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/2017/04/05/news/umass-boston-chancellor-keith-motley-step-down-june-30|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref> specifically to address the university's 2017 operating budget deficit of $30 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Larkin|first1=Max|last2=O'Keefe|first2=Caitlin|last3=Chakrabarti|first3= Meghna|title=J. Keith Motley, UMass Boston Chancellor, To Step Down|publisher=]|url=http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2017/04/06/motley-keith-resignation|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> In response to the appointment of Mills and Motley's resignation announcement, UMass Boston faculty publicly expressed concern that Motley was being ] for the university's budget deficit while ]ors ] and ], ] ], and ] ] called upon Meehan to reject Motley's resignation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Krantz|first=Laura|date=April 3, 2017|title=Some faculty fear that UMass Boston chancellor is being scapegoated|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/03/umass-boston-fear-that-motley-being-scapegoated/G1fbKLBd5kLhyocrEbcaNJ/story.html|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name="The Boston Globe 04-05-2017">{{cite news|last=Krantz|first=Laura|date=April 5, 2017|title=Motley to step down as UMass Boston chancellor|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/05/motley-step-down-umass-boston-chancellor/iNM3Kzu6bb17Rse8o71cJI/story.html|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=Olivia|date=April 8, 2017|title=UMass Boston rallies around departing chancellor|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/08/rally-supports-umass-boston-chancellor-wake-resignation/omVMre5MRe9fvSptc9oE5H/story.html|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref> On April 8, 2017, at a UMass System Board of Trustees meeting, UMass Boston faculty and students protested decisions by university administration to cut offerings of courses (many required for graduation) in the upcoming summer semester,<ref>{{cite news|title=UMass-Boston Cuts Summer Courses As It Grapples With Deficit|publisher=]|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/04/10/umass-boston-cuts-summer-courses-as-it-grapples-with-deficit/|date=April 10, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref> as well as other programs and to make expense adjustments which reduced the deficit to approximately $6 million or $7 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Young|first=Colin A.|title=Anger, frustration mark UMass board meeting at Dorchester campus|date=April 13, 2017|work=The Dorchester Reporter|publisher=Boston Neighborhood News, Inc.|url=https://www.dotnews.com/2017/anger-frustration-mark-umass-board-meeting-dorchester-campus|access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>

On July 1, 2017, Barry Mills became interim chancellor.<ref name="WGBH 04-05-2017" /><ref name="UMB News 7-17-2017">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees Officially Appoints Barry Mills Interim Chancellor of UMass Boston|work=UMass Boston News|url=https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/board_of_trustees_officially_appoints_barry_mills_interim_chancellor_of_uma|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=July 18, 2017}}</ref> In November 2017, an ] Meehan commissioned from ] was presented to the System Board of Trustees that found that faulty ], a lack of discipline in its budgeting process, and a failure on the part of UMass Boston administration to appreciate the cost of the campus renewal construction projects on the university's ] led to the university's $30 million budget deficit,<ref>{{cite news|last=Krantz|first=Laura|date=November 9, 2017|title=Chaotic management led to UMass Boston deficit, audit says|work=]|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/11/09/chaotic-management-led-umass-boston-deficit-audit-says/QJqklYdVOVE3c6awl38voL/story.html?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link|access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> and in the same month, the university ] 36 employees after laying off about 100 ] faculty earlier in the year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Krantz|first=Laura|date=November 15, 2017|title=Caught in a financial crisis, UMass Boston begins to cut jobs|work=]|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/11/15/three-dozen-layoffs-umass-boston/OwW4xaTfnuy6SgkGJWoCzN/story.html|access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="WBUR 9-14-2017">{{cite news|last1=Oakes|first1=Bob|last2=Amer|first2=Yasmin|date=September 14, 2017|title=UMass Boston Community Members Call On State To Help Close School's Budget Deficit|publisher=WBUR|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2017/09/14/umass-boston-coalition-report|access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> In April 2018, ] and ] administrators announced that the former school would acquire the latter's campus in ] after the latter college's closure.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Creamer|first1=Lisa|last2=Thys|first2=Fred|title=Mount Ida College To Close; UMass Amherst To Acquire Its Campus In Newton|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/04/06/mount-ida-closing-umass-deal|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> The acquisition was immediately opposed by UMass Boston faculty and students due to inadequate consultation with the Boston campus faculty, the Boston campus' budget deficit, and that because of the proximity of the Mount Ida campus to the Boston campus, the faculty contended that the new campus would compete with the Boston campus.<ref name="Rios WBUR 04-19-2018"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Rios|first=Simón|title=For Some At UMass Boston, Mount Ida Deal Stokes Feeling Of Second-Class Citizenship|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/05/03/umass-boston-on-mount-ida-deal|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref>

In April 2018, the UMass Boston campus was the sole ] campus in the UMass System.<ref name="Rios WBUR 04-19-2018">{{cite news|last=Rios|first=Simón|title=UMass Boston Students, Faculty Want UMass Amherst To Drop Mount Ida Acquisition|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/04/19/umass-boston-upset-umass-amherst-mount-ida|date=April 19, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, following the approval of the sale by the office of ] ],<ref>{{cite news|last=Thys|first=Fred|title=Mass. AG Approves Sale Of Mount Ida Campus To UMass Amherst|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/05/15/mount-ida-sale-umass-approved|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> the UMass Boston Faculty Council passed a ] in Meehan and the System Board of Trustees.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dumcius|first=Gintautas|title=UMass Boston faculty leaders declare 'no confidence' in UMass President Marty Meehan, trustees|website=MassLive.com|publisher=Advance Publications|url=https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/05/umass_boston_faculty_leaders_d.html|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> In the same month, 10 days after three finalists for the UMass Boston Chancellor position were named,<ref>{{cite news|last=Norton|first=Michael P.|title=3 Finalists Named For UMass Boston Chancellor's Post|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/05/11/umass-boston-chancellor-finalists|date=May 11, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> on May 21, 2018, all three finalists withdrew from consideration after faculty members questioned the qualifications of the candidates.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thys|first=Fred|title=All 3 Finalists For UMass Boston Chancellor Withdraw|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/05/21/umass-boston-chancellor-decision-postponed|date=May 21, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> On June 20, 2018, UMass System Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs ] was appointed as the university's interim Chancellor by the System Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=UMass Board of Trustees Appoint Katherine Newman Interim Chancellor of UMass Boston|work=UMass Boston News|url=https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/umass_board_of_trustees_appoint_katherine_newman_interim_chancellor_of_umas|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>

In May 2019, the ] released a ] co-authored by former Massachusetts State Representative ] (who also served as the ]) that reviewed records obtained from the UMass System ]'s Office (as well as other publicly available documents) that concluded that Chancellor Keith Motley and other UMass Boston administrators were scapegoated for the 2017 ] $30 million budget deficit and that instead the approval by the System Board of Trustees of an accelerated 5-year capital spending plan in December 2014 without assuring that ] would be made available to pay for the plan, as well as an error to a 5-year campus reserve ratio estimate prepared by the UMass Central Budget Office and presented to the System Board of Trustees in April 2016, was the cause of the $26 million in budget reductions implemented by interim Chancellor Barry Mills and that the reductions made at the direction of the UMass Central Office.<ref name="Pioneer Institute White Paper">{{cite report|last1=Sullivan|first1=Gregory W.|last2=Paxton|first2=Rebekah|year=2019|title=Fiscal Crisis at UMass Boston: The True Story and the Scapegoating|publisher=]|issue=196|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED598642.pdf|access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gregory W. Sullivan – Pioneer's Institutes Research Director|publisher=Pioneer Institute|url=https://pioneerinstitute.org/gregory-sullivan/|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref>

Additionally, the white paper states that KPMG's 2017 audit was not conducted in accordance with ] or reported in accordance with ] prescribed by the ], and that the purchase of Mount Ida College in April 2018 was conducted by a ] from the UMass System for $75 million without being included on the previously approved university capital plan at the time the UMass Central Office ordered the budget reductions rather than UMass Amherst purchasing the Mount Ida campus with ] to be repaid with ] (and in contrast to how the transaction was described in a ] issued by Meehan's office).<ref name="Pioneer Institute White Paper" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Read the full statement from UMass's president on Mount Ida College|date=April 12, 2018|work=]|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/04/12/read-full-statement-from-umass-president-mount-ida-college/87lkVH8DeTyHkKFyGGopEM/story.html|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> The following month, interim Chancellor Katherine Newman issued a press statement disputing the findings of the white paper.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jennifer|title=UMass takes heated issue with Pioneer Institute's campus report|date=June 6, 2019|work=Dorchester Reporter|url=https://www.dotnews.com/2019/umass-takes-heated-issue-pioneer-institute-s-campus-report|access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>

In September 2019, the UMass Boston Faculty Staff Union President addressed the System Board of Trustees to protest the potential offering of equivalent programs at the Mount Ida campus that are already offered at the Boston campus.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lannan|first=Katie|title=UMass-Boston faculty protest UMA programs in Newton|date=September 5, 2019|work=The Dorchester Reporter|publisher=Boston Neighborhood News, Inc.|url=https://www.dotnews.com/2019/umass-boston-protests-uma-programs-newton|access-date=March 2, 2021}}</ref> The following December, the UMass Boston Faculty Staff Union President presented the board with a petition from the Boston campus faculty reiterating their concerns about the Mount Ida campus and requesting more input into its planning.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lannan|first=Katie|title=UMass-Boston faculty feel competition from Newton campus|date=December 18, 2019|work=The Dorchester Reporter|publisher=Boston Neighborhood News, Inc.|url=https://www.dotnews.com/2019/umass-boston-faculty-feel-competition-newton-campus|access-date=March 2, 2021}}</ref> On February 10, 2020, ] Dean ] was unanimously appointed as the new permanent chancellor of the university succeeding Katharine Newman,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lannan|first=Katie|title=Suarez-Orozco confirmed as next leader of UMass Boston|date=February 10, 2020|work=The Dorchester Reporter|publisher=Boston Neighborhood News, Inc.|url=https://www.dotnews.com/2020/suarez-orozco-confirmed-next-leader-umass-boston|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> and Suárez-Orozco assumed the position on August 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chancellor-elect Suárez-Orozco Establishes Endowed George Floyd Honorary Scholarship|date=July 27, 2020|work=UMass Boston News|publisher=University of Massachusetts Boston|url=https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/chancellor_elect_suarez_orozco_establishes_endowed_george_floyd_honorary_scholarship|access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>

=== Board appointments ===
Meehan is on the Board of Trustees at Natixis Global Asset Management and on the Board of Governors at Lowell General Hospital. Previously, he has served on the Board of Directors at Sage Bank (formerly Lowell Cooperative Bank), Qteros (formerly SunEthanol), D'Youville Foundation, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Suffolk University.

== Personal life ==
In 1996, Meehan married Ellen T. Murphy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/14/style/weddings-martin-t-meehan-ellen-t-murphy.html |title=WEDDINGS; Martin T. Meehan, Ellen T. Murphy |date=14 July 1996 |publisher=The New York Times, USA |access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/11/11/umass-president-buys-hub-waterfront-condo-for/zxaHnrSqHGRuVr7jCZ2ukO/story.html |title=UMass President Meehan Buys Hub Waterfront Condo for $975,000 |date=12 November 2016 |publisher=Boston Globe, Massachusetts, USA |first1=Travis |last1=Anderson |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_30560314/umass-president-meehan-buys-975-000-waterfront-condo |title=UMass President Meehan Buys Hub Waterfront Condo for $975,000 |date=11 November 2016 |publisher=Lowell Sun, Massachusetts, USA |first1=Christopher |last1=Scott |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> They had two children together: Daniel Martin and Robert Francis Meehan. The couple divorced in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_31216141/will-woman-continue-this-congressional-tradition|title=The Sunday Notebook|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>


In July 2022, Meehan married Jennifer Maguire Meehan (formerly Jennifer Maguire Hanson), the Director of Philanthropy at Lowell General Hospital. Widowed in 2018, she has two daughters, Caroline and Ella Hanson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Marty Meehan - Biography {{!}} University of Massachusetts |url=https://www.massachusetts.edu/about/president-marty-meehan/president-marty-meehan-biography |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=UMass System |language=en}}</ref>
==Retirement from Congress==
On ], ], Meehan was named Chancellor of the ]. Meehan will leave his congressional post around July. His departure will set off the first competitive congressional race in Massachusetts in more than five years. James Ogonowski is the first Republican to announce his intention to run for the seat while several Democrats have announced their candidacy, including Jamie Eldridge, Niki Tsongas, Jim Miceli, Eileen M. Donoghue and Barry Finegold. This ] will be the election that will determine Meehan's successor. Please see the special election page for more complete information on the candidates.


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Marty Meehan
Meehan in 2015
27th President of the University of Massachusetts System
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2015
Preceded byRobert Caret
2nd Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell
In office
July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2015
Preceded byWilliam T. Hogan
Succeeded byJacqueline Moloney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – July 1, 2007
Preceded byChester Atkins
Succeeded byNiki Tsongas
Personal details
BornMartin Thomas Meehan
(1956-12-30) December 30, 1956 (age 67)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Ellen Murphy ​ ​(m. 1996; div. 2016)
Jennifer Maguire ​(m. 2022)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (BS)
Suffolk University (MPA, JD)

Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American academic administrator, politician, and attorney. Since July 2015, Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.

Meehan, a Democrat, served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2007 as the Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.

Early life and education

Meehan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of seven children born to Martin T. Meehan (d. 2000), a compositor for The Lowell Sun, and Alice (Britton) Meehan (d. 2008). He graduated from Lowell High School in 1974.

Meehan attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell, graduating cum laude in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and Political Science. In 1981, Meehan graduated from Suffolk University with a Master of Public Administration degree, and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1986. He has received honorary degrees from the American College of Greece, Suffolk University, Green Mountain College in Vermont, and Shenkar College of Engineering & Design in Israel.

Early career

From 1978 to 1979, Meehan served on the staff to Lowell mayor Raymond F. Rourke. He was the press assistant to Representative James Michael Shannon from 1979 to 1981 and the head research analyst for the Massachusetts Senate's joint committee on election laws from 1981 to 1984.

After completing law school, Meehan served as Director of Public Affairs to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth and Deputy Secretary of State for Securities and Corporations from 1986 to 1990. From 1987 to 1988, Meehan was a member of the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Harvard Law School. From 1991 to 1992, Meehan was the First Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County, where he established an innovative "priority prosecution" policy that targeted hardened criminals.

U.S. House of Representatives

Meehan with President Bill Clinton in 1993

Meehan ran for the U.S. House in the 1992 election, challenging another Democrat, the 4-term incumbent Chet Atkins. Atkins had a record of weak performances in Meehan's hometown of Lowell, only winning the city by 2 votes in his close-run 1990 re-election campaign. Atkins also was caught up in the House Bank overdraft scandal, with 127 overdrafts, the second most in the Massachusetts delegation. The delegation leader in bank overdrafts, Joseph Early with 140, lost re-election in 1992 to Republican Peter Blute. Meehan beat Atkins, receiving 50,300 votes to Atkins' 26,855.

After winning the Democratic primary, Meehan was elected on November 3, 1992. He took office in January 1993.

Tenure

Meehan is generally considered to be a political liberal. Meehan is a prominent advocate for campaign finance reform and was one of the major sponsors of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (called the "Shays-Meehan Bill" in the House and the "McCain-Feingold Bill" in the Senate). He has also been noted for his activism on gay rights issues, and was the chief sponsor of the measure repealing the don't ask, don't tell policy.

Meehan successfully ran for the House in 1992 on a platform of reform, including a commitment to pushing through term limits for members of the House. As part of that platform, Meehan made a pledge not to serve more than four terms. On the House floor in 1995, he scolded members who might go back on their promise to limit their tenure in office. "The best test of any politicians' credibility on term limits," he said, "is whether they are willing to put their careers where their mouths are and limit their own service." Despite his pledge, Meehan again ran for Congress in the year 2000, exceeding four terms by two and a half times.

Meehan celebrates gaining enough votes to bring his campaign finance reform bill to the floor.

On October 10, 2002, Meehan was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq. In January 2005, nearly three years after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime and as U.S. troops faced an "increasingly sophisticated insurgency in Iraq," Meehan published a Congressional white paper advocating that Iraqi security responsibilities be transferred to a new democratically elected government and that the U.S. develop an exit strategy to remove troops within 12 months to 18 months. During a discussion panel at the Brookings Institution, Meehan expressed concerns about the Bush administration having "no endgame in sight." He told the panel that "it's time for Congress to reassert its role in foreign policy and to take the lead in providing an exit strategy in Iraq."

Meehan's campaign fund was among the largest campaign accounts of any House member, with $4,829,540 cash on hand reported on October 15, 2005. This is the result of raising more money than he spent in several campaigns since his first in 1992. In 2016, after his first year as president of UMass, Meehan closed his congressional campaign signaling an end to his political career so he could focus his energies on leading the UMass system.

In the 2004 Congressional race, Meehan raised $3,170,733 and spent $459,977 of that, thus adding $2,710,756 to his cash on hand. His opponent, Tom Tierney raised $30,943 and spent $30,406. Overall, in the 2004 race, incumbents in the House of Representatives on average raised $1,122,505 compared to $192,964 for their challengers.

Harold Brown Jr. interned with Meehan while studying at George Washington University. He went to work for the Central Intelligence Agency and was killed in action at the Camp Chapman attack.

Meehan was mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2004, if Massachusetts' junior senator, John Kerry, had been elected to the presidency.

Meehan worked with former Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva and a bipartisan group of representatives to Capitol Hill to reintroduce the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, legislation that would repeal the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gay service members.

Former committee assignments

Former congressional caucuses

Misplaced Pages editing

Main article: USA Congressional staff edits to Misplaced Pages

An unidentified individual operating through the U.S. House of Representatives' internet connection made several favorable edits as well as removing statements declaring Meehan's original campaign platform that included a promise not to run for more than four terms. Meehan's chief of staff at the time, Matt Vogel, admitted to the press that he oversaw the edits and removal of the section that pointed out Meehan's decision not to step down from office after four terms.

Retirement from Congress

On May 9, 2007, Meehan delivered an official resignation statement to the Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), indicating that he would leave his post on 1 July 2007.

In response, Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) announced a September 4 primary and an October 16 special election to determine Meehan's successor. The winner was Niki Tsongas, the widow of Paul Tsongas, who held the seat from 1974 to 1979 before being elected to the Senate.

Meehan's former chief of staff, Lori Trahan, won his former seat, now numbered as the 3rd District, in 2018.

University of Massachusetts

Meehan became the President of the University of Massachusetts, a position he assumed in July 2015, after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007. On May 1, 2015, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees unanimously elected Meehan, citing his record of achievement while serving as the Chancellor at UMass Lowell, his record of public service throughout his career, and his ability to communicate and to inspire, as being among the reasons for selecting him as the 27th President of the Massachusetts University System. Meehan is the first former graduate of a UMass school to serve as President of the UMass System.

Meehan was inaugurated at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on November 12, 2015, where he vowed to fight for the University of Massachusetts, calling it "the most important institution in Massachusetts in the critical areas of social mobility and economic growth."

Meehan made raising money for scholarship funds the centerpiece of his inauguration. With an initial fundraising target of $1 million, the privately funded inauguration far exceeded its goals and generated a record $1.7 million for student scholarships.

In his first year of presidency, the University's enrollment reached a record 73,744 students, and research expenditures had risen to a high of $629 million. UMass increased its own funding of financial aid by nearly $20 million during Meehan's first year, with spending rising from $236 million to a record $255 million, the highest ever. Additionally, the UMass Foundation, in part based on Meehan's recommendation, voted to divest direct investments in fossil fuels from the university's endowment, making it the first major public university in the nation to take such action.

As Meehan began his second year as President of the UMass System, he announced the closing of his congressional campaign, directed that funds be transferred to an education foundation, and stipulated that a $1 million scholarship donation be made to his alma mater, UMass Lowell.

During his years at UMass Lowell, the institution achieved record growth in enrollment, student retention and funding for research and scholarships.

During his tenure as chancellor, UMass Lowell for the first time was named a top-tier national university. It also was the top-ranked public research institution in New England for starting salary, mid-career salary and overall return on investment for graduates according to PayScale.com. Under Meehan's leadership, UMass Lowell opened 10 new buildings over a five-year period, was named to the President's Higher Education Honor Roll for community service and campus engagement for six years in a row and made a successful transition to NCAA Division I athletics.

Meehan was presented with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) 2014 President of the Year Award at the organization's 100th anniversary celebration and conference. He was honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) at the annual District I program in 2012 with the Chief Executive Leadership Award.

UMass Boston

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On April 5, 2017, University of Massachusetts Boston officials announced that Chancellor J. Keith Motley would resign at the end of the academic calendar year on June 30, take a one-year sabbatical, and return as a tenured faculty member. Meehan stated that UMass Boston Deputy Chancellor Barry Mills, appointed the previous month, would serve as interim chancellor "until finances are stabilized and the university is positioned to attract a world-class chancellor through a global search", specifically to address the university's 2017 operating budget deficit of $30 million. In response to the appointment of Mills and Motley's resignation announcement, UMass Boston faculty publicly expressed concern that Motley was being scapegoated for the university's budget deficit while Boston City Councilors Tito Jackson and Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, and Massachusetts State Representative Russell Holmes called upon Meehan to reject Motley's resignation. On April 8, 2017, at a UMass System Board of Trustees meeting, UMass Boston faculty and students protested decisions by university administration to cut offerings of courses (many required for graduation) in the upcoming summer semester, as well as other programs and to make expense adjustments which reduced the deficit to approximately $6 million or $7 million.

On July 1, 2017, Barry Mills became interim chancellor. In November 2017, an audit Meehan commissioned from KPMG was presented to the System Board of Trustees that found that faulty record keeping, a lack of discipline in its budgeting process, and a failure on the part of UMass Boston administration to appreciate the cost of the campus renewal construction projects on the university's operating budget led to the university's $30 million budget deficit, and in the same month, the university laid-off 36 employees after laying off about 100 non-tenure track faculty earlier in the year. In April 2018, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Mount Ida College administrators announced that the former school would acquire the latter's campus in Newton after the latter college's closure. The acquisition was immediately opposed by UMass Boston faculty and students due to inadequate consultation with the Boston campus faculty, the Boston campus' budget deficit, and that because of the proximity of the Mount Ida campus to the Boston campus, the faculty contended that the new campus would compete with the Boston campus.

In April 2018, the UMass Boston campus was the sole majority-minority campus in the UMass System. In May 2018, following the approval of the sale by the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, the UMass Boston Faculty Council passed a motion of no confidence in Meehan and the System Board of Trustees. In the same month, 10 days after three finalists for the UMass Boston Chancellor position were named, on May 21, 2018, all three finalists withdrew from consideration after faculty members questioned the qualifications of the candidates. On June 20, 2018, UMass System Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Katherine Newman was appointed as the university's interim Chancellor by the System Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2018.

In May 2019, the Pioneer Institute released a white paper co-authored by former Massachusetts State Representative Gregory W. Sullivan (who also served as the Massachusetts Inspector General) that reviewed records obtained from the UMass System Controller's Office (as well as other publicly available documents) that concluded that Chancellor Keith Motley and other UMass Boston administrators were scapegoated for the 2017 fiscal year $30 million budget deficit and that instead the approval by the System Board of Trustees of an accelerated 5-year capital spending plan in December 2014 without assuring that capital reserves would be made available to pay for the plan, as well as an error to a 5-year campus reserve ratio estimate prepared by the UMass Central Budget Office and presented to the System Board of Trustees in April 2016, was the cause of the $26 million in budget reductions implemented by interim Chancellor Barry Mills and that the reductions made at the direction of the UMass Central Office.

Additionally, the white paper states that KPMG's 2017 audit was not conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards or reported in accordance with auditing standards prescribed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and that the purchase of Mount Ida College in April 2018 was conducted by a wire transfer from the UMass System for $75 million without being included on the previously approved university capital plan at the time the UMass Central Office ordered the budget reductions rather than UMass Amherst purchasing the Mount Ida campus with loanable funds to be repaid with interest (and in contrast to how the transaction was described in a press statement issued by Meehan's office). The following month, interim Chancellor Katherine Newman issued a press statement disputing the findings of the white paper.

In September 2019, the UMass Boston Faculty Staff Union President addressed the System Board of Trustees to protest the potential offering of equivalent programs at the Mount Ida campus that are already offered at the Boston campus. The following December, the UMass Boston Faculty Staff Union President presented the board with a petition from the Boston campus faculty reiterating their concerns about the Mount Ida campus and requesting more input into its planning. On February 10, 2020, University of California, Los Angeles Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco was unanimously appointed as the new permanent chancellor of the university succeeding Katharine Newman, and Suárez-Orozco assumed the position on August 1, 2020.

Board appointments

Meehan is on the Board of Trustees at Natixis Global Asset Management and on the Board of Governors at Lowell General Hospital. Previously, he has served on the Board of Directors at Sage Bank (formerly Lowell Cooperative Bank), Qteros (formerly SunEthanol), D'Youville Foundation, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Suffolk University.

Personal life

In 1996, Meehan married Ellen T. Murphy. They had two children together: Daniel Martin and Robert Francis Meehan. The couple divorced in 2016.

In July 2022, Meehan married Jennifer Maguire Meehan (formerly Jennifer Maguire Hanson), the Director of Philanthropy at Lowell General Hospital. Widowed in 2018, she has two daughters, Caroline and Ella Hanson.

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