AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced today that it has received a gift of $21.5 million from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation.
Dr. Tyrone C. Howard, the Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA delivered the keynote address at the 2021 Fall Convocation, calling for concerted efforts to combat racial inequality and promote justice.
The blatantly racist e-mails recently sent to Black student organizations at UMass Amherst and other deplorable acts of anti-Black hatred are appalling and disgusting. While UMass Amherst is still trying to identify the source of these messages, we do know that the messages in no way reflect the true character of the UMass community and we have zero tolerance for such behavior.
Recently, over 60 college-aged students gathered together in the Applied Science Center at UMass Amherst’s Mount Ida campus in Newton. The first cohort of the Commonwealth Fintech Bootcamp, they were welcomed by Jim Flynn, assistant dean for research business development at UMass Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS).
AMHERST, Mass. – New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that enrolling 9th graders who are struggling academically in an ethnic studies course greatly improves the likelihood those students will graduate from high school and enroll in college.
U.S. News & World Report recently announced their 2022 College Rankings and the Charlton College of Business saw its undergraduate programming advance through the ranks.
After three semesters of mostly remote learning and work, UMass Dartmouth recently welcomed back all students, faculty, and staff to campus for the fall semester.
A sustainable diet is healthier for the planet – and for us, says Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Assoc. Prof. Kelsey Mangano.
There are three keys to helping the environment while improving our own health, she says: Eat a wide variety of foods, cut portion sizes and food waste, and substitute plant proteins for some animal proteins.
Standing outside University Suites, where columns of red, white and River Hawk blue balloons welcomed residents on move-in weekend, first-year st