The Social Thought and Political Economy Program

The Social Thought and Political Economy Program (STPEC) is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The STPEC Program encourages students to engage in a critical examination of society and to develop their own capacities for critical reading, writing, and thinking.

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Wednesday, Nov 5 7:00 pm	Resisting Empire: featuring Camilo Mejia UMass Student Union Ballroom
Tuesday, November 18 5:30 pm	Scholarship Information Night Memorial Hall
December 8 & 9	Reconfigurations of Racism and New Scenarios of Power after 2001 UMass Campus Center

Spring 2009 STPEC courses

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STPEC's November 2008 newsletter

Includes information for STPEC students on advising and registration for Spring 2009
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UMass Alumni Scholarships

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STPEC Receives $60,000 Grant for Internships...

The Samuel Rubin Foundation has granted $60,000 to the Social Thought and Political Economy Program (STPEC) in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to support undergraduate internships focused on peace and social justice. ... read more

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Machmer Hall Room E-27A University of Massachusetts 240 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003-9278
phone: 413 545-0043 fax: 413 577-2750 email: stpec@sbs.umass.edu