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OF NOTE
Huston Speaks at Commencement
Katie Huston (journalism), has been selected as this year's commencement speaker. From Royal Oak, Michigan, she has had a stellar career at UMass Amherst. Earlier this year she was one of 40 students nationwide to be named a Marshall Scholar—the first in more than 30 years from UMass Amherst. In additon, the Alumni Association selected her as a 21st Century Leader, an award that goes to seniors who are academically accomplished and who have contributed to the university by exceptional achievement or have enhanced the reputation of the campus. Read more... |
 Advocacy Work is Lawyer’s Passion
“Being a lawyer is a tool,” says Anthony Barsamian ’86 (legal studies), managing partner of Hutchings, Barsamian, Mandelcorn & Zeytoonian, LLP in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. “It needs to be applied to something relevant. Using that tool to advocate for others—both individuals and the community—is what brought me to where I am today.” Read more...
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 Science Features Folbre Article
“When a Commodity is Not Exactly a Commodity” by Professor Nancy Folbre (economics) is featured in the journal Science. The article considers the impact of personal interactions and emotional connections on the economics of care services. Folbre focuses her research on the interface between feminist theory and political economy, with a particular interest in caring labor and other forms of non-market work. Read the article...
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 SBS Presents Outstanding Teaching Awards
This year’s SBS Outstanding Teacher Award has been presented to Art Keene, professor of anthropology, and Tamara A. Rahhal, chief undergraduate advisor and lecturer in psychology. This award was instituted in 1995 to augment the University Distinguished Teaching Award in an effort to recognize a larger number of talented teachers. Nominating procedures, however, are different. Read more...
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