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“The Republic of Poetry”
Making the invisible visible and shedding light on the struggle for social justice
Award-winning poet, essayist, editor and translator Martín Espada (Professor of English) uses the power of poetry to give voice to the unheard. Read
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
Pompeii Puzzle
Advancing archaeological field research with digital technologies
Covered in thirty feet of volcanic pumice and ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and buried for almost 1700 years before being unearthed in 1748, the UNESCO World... 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