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Language & Community
The study of African American English combines research with community outreach
UMass Amherst's Linguistics Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of African American Language, Lisa Green, strives to break down misconceptions about AAE (... Read
Somebody’s Children
Examining adoption and reproduction politics across race, culture, and country
Adoption in all its many forms - across race and nationality - is regularly in the news as we become an increasingly global world. UMass Amherst professor Laura Briggs is... Read
Designs on Springfield
UMass Center brings art and planning to the Hoop City
The interior of the UMass Amherst Design Center in downtown Springfield looks like a typical urban design studio: brick walls, open spaces, big tables strewn with plans, and more... Read
From Red Sox to Red Bulls
McCormack center addresses the culture and business of sports
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst is internationally known for sending top-flight graduates out into the field—students come from all over the... Read