Announcements

UMass Cornerstone Initiative to Host Panel on Climate, Tech and the Humanities on April 25

This collaborative panel will explore how critical thinking and narrative leadership can drive climate solutions and shape purposeful careers. A Q&A session will follow.

April 18, 2025

CDD to Host PEN America Speaker and UMass Panel on ‘The Future of Higher Education: Critical Conversations’ March 12

UMass Amherst Community, Democracy, and Dialogue will host a talk and Q&A session with Kristen Shahverdian, program director of Campus Free Speech at PEN America, a New York-based nonprofit organization that advocates for free expression and human rights, followed by a panel discussion with UMass experts and leadership, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Student Union Ballroom.

March 3, 2025

Reviewing the Events of April 29-30 and May 7-8, 2024

Chancellor Reyes sent an email to the UMass community on Jan. 16, 2025 with an update on the review of campus events that took place on April 29-30 and May 7-8, 2024.

January 16, 2025

UMass Amherst Awards $70,000 in CDD Grants to Empower Community Voices

The Advancing Community, Democracy, and Dialogue (CDD) grant selection committee has awarded over $70,000 to support 27 outstanding proposals from UMass Amherst faculty, students, and staff. These grants reflect the university’s commitment to fostering diverse discourse and open dialogue on critical global and domestic social issues.

Out of 38 proposals received, 27 were selected for funding. The recipients include 12 faculty members, 7 staff members, 3 undergraduate students, and 5 graduate students.

December 19, 2024

UMass Amherst Offering Post-Election Events, Discussions

The Democracy in Troubled Times campuswide initiative, led by faculty in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in collaboration with many sponsors and partners, will host two events next week to help members of the UMass community process the results of Tuesday’s election.

November 7, 2024

Longtime Activist Loretta Ross to Speak on ‘Calling In at a Time of Political Division’

Activist and reproductive rights advocate Loretta J. Ross will speak on “Calling In at a Time of Political Division” and how it fits into the current political landscape and the human rights movement on Oct. 23 from 2-4 p.m. in Carney Auditorium, Furcolo Hall.

October 12, 2024

UMass Libraries Co-host ‘Climate, Labor, And Social Justice: Intersectional Change through Feminist Popular Education’ Workshop

A man drawing on a large sheet of paper covered with sketches that hangs on a wall

The workshop for UMass Amherst students, faculty and community members, “Climate, Labor, And Social Justice: Intersectional Change through Feminist Popular Education,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 17 from noon-4 p.m. in the Amherst Room of the Campus Center.

September 20, 2024

UMass MFA for Poets and Writers Announces Fall ’24 Visiting Writers Series

The Old Chapel on the UMass Amherst Campus.

This year’s series will feature readings by authors Tongo Eisen-Martin, Hanif Abdurraqib, Rae Armantrout, and Yuri Herrera with translator Lisa Dillman.

September 5, 2024

An Update from Chancellor Reyes on Important Work and Dialogue

Chancellor Javier Reyes sent an update to the UMass Amherst community on Aug. 23.

August 23, 2024

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