Academics

UMass Amherst Receives $1.5 Million Gift from Estate of Late Classics Lecturer Caroline Hill Horvitz to Endow Professorship in Her Honor 

Caryn Brause, Professor of Architecture, has been awarded the Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

Marla Miller, has published a new article exploring the historical legacy of Betsy Ross and the broader role of women’s labor during the American Revolution.

The UMass Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers will present UMass MFA’s Literary Arts Festival Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28.

Malcolm Sen’s book examines how contemporary Irish literature engages with the global climate crisis.

Graduate certificate programs at UMass Amherst offer opportunities to expand and enrich academic and career goals.

Groundbreaking Graduate Student Emily Whitted conducts research on the rich history of textile repair in early America.

Associate Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Kirsten Leng published a book with the University of Nebraska Press titled Pleasure, Play, and Politics.

Giuttari touched on the writing and publishing process, her time at UMass, and her hopes for her new book, Most Eligible.

Three UMass Theater alums work with Plays in Place to present historical plays where they happened.

Lecture was given by Dr. Guyda Armstrong (Rylands Research Institute/University of Manchester UK) and introduced by the Consul General of Italy in Boston.

Barbara Zecchi on launching the film studies major and videographic criticism graduate certificate at UMass.