New & Noteworthy
For a list of upcoming events, please visit our calendar.
Congratulations to the Class of 2012!
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8 Named Lilly Teaching Fellows
Congratulations to the HFA faculty who received the 2012-2013 Lilly Teaching Fellowships! Out of the 8 fellows, 3 are from the College of Humanities & Fine Arts: Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies Britt Rusert, Assistant Professor of Music Felipe Salles and Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Angela Willey. More...
Angelika Kratzer Selected As 2012-2013 Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Professor of Linguistics, Angelika Kratzer has been selected to be a Radcliffe Institute Fellow for 2012-2013. She is among only 5 percent of applicants who were accepted to pursue independent projects in the humanities, sciences, arts, and social sciences at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. More...
University Museum of Contemporary Art Awarded National Endowment for the Arts grant
The University Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in the Fine Arts Center, has been awarded an NEA grant of $100,000 in support of the exhibition Du Bois in Our Time, to take place in fall of 2013. This is the maxiumum amount awarded by the NEA to any one museum and the largest in the University Museum's history. Du Bois in Our Time will be the landmark exhibition project, focusing on an exploration of the intersection of art and the major causes and values promoted by W.E.B. Du Bois.
Renaissance Apple Orchard Dedication and Memorial for Pamela Edwards and Bob Paquette
Saturday, May 26, 2012, 2:00 pm
Renaissance Center
650 E. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA
Free Admission
Contact: 413-577-3600
The afternoon event will include the dedication of an apple orchard, planted with varieties of Renaissance-era apples as well as a memorial for both Pamela Edwards and Bob Paquette. Refreshments will be served. Live music as well. Free, open to the public and no reservations are required. Rain or shine.
