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Meryl Streep, considered by many to be the greatest actress of our time, spoke at UMass Lowell in the 2014 installment of the Chancellor’s Speaker Series. Streep, an Academy Award winner whose acting career has spanned five decades and more than 100 roles, took the stage at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. "A Conversation with Meryl Streep" was moderated by Andre Dubus III, best-selling author and professor in UMass Lowell’s English Department.  The event was co-sponsored by the UMass Lowell English Department’s Theatre Arts Program and the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Ticket proceeds benefited two student scholarships.
  • Us Weekly (4/2/14): Meryl Gets Gabby 
  • Vanity Fair (4/1/14): Meryl Streep to Adoring College Students: "Don't Mess With Me"
  • Northshore Magazine (4/2/14): Meryl Streep Speaks to UMass Lowell Audience 
  • (BostInno (4/2/14): Get Caught Up on UMass Lowell's Starry Night with Meryl Streep
  • Salem News (4/3/14): Chatting with Streep
  • Boston Globe (4/2/14): Streep Thrills UMass Lowell 
  • Yahoo! Celebrity (4/2/14): Meryl Streep Dishes Out Career Advice to College Students 
  • Boston Herald (4/2/14): Meryl Streep Brings Star Power to UMass Lowell 
  • Lowell Sun (4/2/14): Streep Delivers a Blockbuster 
  • Eagle-Tribune (4/2/14): Star Struck: Meryl Streep Chats with Andre Dubus III at UMass Lowell Event 
  • Times of Mumbai (India) (4/2/14): Meryl Streep Set to Take Stage at UMass Lowell 
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Meryl Streep Takes Stage at UMass Lowell Benefit 
  • Springfield Republican (4/2/14): Meryl Streep Appearance at UMass Lowell Raises $230,000 for Scholarships 
  • Sentinel & Enterprise (4/2/14): 'In the Presence of Greatness': UMass Lowell Holds 'A Conversation with Meryl Streep'
  • Miami Herald (4/1/14): Meryl Streep Set to Take Stage at UMass Lowell 
  • Houston Chronicle (4/1/14): Meryl Streep Set to Take Stage at UMass Lowell 
  • News Observer (NC) (4/1/14): Meryl Streep Set to Take Stage at UMass Lowell 
  • The Republic (Ind.) (4/1/14): Proceeds from Meryl Streep's Lecture at UMass Lowell Will Fund 2 New Scholarships
  • Boston.com (3/29/14): Meryl Streep to Appear at UMass Lowell 
  • Boston Herald (3/29/14): Meryl Streep at Appear at UMass Lowell 
  • New Milford (Conn.) Spectrum (3/29/14): Meryl Streep at Appear at UMass Lowell

TV & Radio

  • WPRI (Providence) (4/2/14): Meryl Streep Set to Take Stage at UMass Lowell
  • WWLP (Springfield) (4/1/14): Meryl Streep to Help UMass Lowell Raise Money 
  • WFXT (3/29/14): Meryl Streep to Appear at UMass Lowell 
  • News 10 (Albany) (3/29/14): Meryl Streep at Appear at UMass Lowell