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Archaeology Lab at Historic Deerfield Open to Public
Have you ever wondered what archaeology is really like? From July 24 through August 9, Thursday-Saturday, 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:30, the general public is invited to visit UMass Amherst archaeologists and 2008 Archaeological Field School students as they research and identify artifacts at their lab in the Moors House at Historic Deerfield. The lab is a great place for adults and children to learn about archaeology in general and see actual artifacts that students are finding throughout the Field School. In addition, a hands-on archaeology lab, Dig Deerfield!, will take place on August 2 and again on August 9, from 1–3:30 p.m. Read more...
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 Daughter Speaks of the Private Nelson Mandela
In a Herald.ie (Ireland) article, Maki Mandela MA '89 (sociology), PhD ’93 (anthropology), daughter of Nelson Mandela, who spent many years in a South African prison for his oppostiion to aparteid and subsequently served as president of that country from 1994–99, discusses the difficulties she had growing up with her famous father and how he handled issues surrounding the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Maki, who lives in Johannesburg, has held senior posts at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and now heads the Industrial Development Group (IDG), with interests in mining and petroleum. Read the article...
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 Dean Feldman on Mentoring
Earlier this year the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences was recipient of a Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grant. This campus-wide faculty development initiative, funded by a three-year, $400,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, seeks to address through mentoring the numerous challenges that new and under-represented faculty face. Professor of Psychology Robert Feldman, associate dean and strong proponent of faculty and student development, was principal investigator of the SBS Mellon Mutual Mentoring Team Grant. Read an interview with him on the Office of Faculty Development website.
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Distinguished Alumni Service Award Honors Advocate for Social Justice
This year’s Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award went to Ricardo O. Neal ’95 (political science), who has been executive director of Freedom House in Roxbury, Massachusetts, since 2003, and director of development there for the two previous years. A passionate advocate for social and economic justice, he will be leaving Freedom House in August to focus on educational reform and policy work. Read more... |
 SBS Alumni Survey Sent
On May 28, the Dean's Office began its first survey of SBS alumni. The survey seeks ideas on higher education in general and alumni experiences at UMass Amherst in particular. Capitalizing on their unique insights as former students at UMass Amherst, the College will use survey results to make improvements for current students. Results will be posted on this website and included in an upcoming newsletter. We'll be asking alumni to vote on their favorite ideas. If you haven't received an invitation to the survey and would like to complete it, click here.
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