Your Greater Boston Hub for Career-Connected Learning
Find your pathway to success
Ready to level up? Spend a semester interning in Greater Boston while completing academic coursework though a LEAD program. Learn on the job, grow your network, and boost your résumé.
Jump-start your career readiness
Begin career exploration during your first fall as a UMass student in Greater Boston. You’ll complete general education courses, tackle employer-sponsored projects, build job skills, and return to Amherst in spring with experience, connections, and momentum.
"The people who designed this program really care."
Staying at the Charles River Campus allowed Arna Bhattacharya the chance to do an internship in Boston as a software engineer at Whoop.
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A Decade at No. 1: CRC Dining Commons Part of UMass Dining’s Award-Winning Team
The CRC Dining Commons is proud to be a part of the award-winning UMass dining team and their 10th year achievement as No. 1 dining.
A Week to Remember
Roberto Pirir '26 invites his Charles River Campus professor, former U.S. Ambassador Claire Cronin, to his naturalization ceremony
