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Update your bookmarks with our new web address!
The UMass Donahue Institute has launched its next-generation website at umass.edu/donahue. Designed to better connect visitors with our research, expertise, services, and impact across Massachusetts and beyond, the site offers a more intuitive experience and improved access to news, publications
UMass Donahue Institute Announces Executive Leadership Team Changes
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute (UMDI) has announced updates to its executive leadership team designed to support continued growth and strengthen the institute’s ability to serve public, private, and nonprofit-sector partners.
"Emerging Leaders" meet Western Mass. lawmakers
The inaugural Emerging Leaders for the Common Good Summit brought approximately 40 undergraduate students together with public officials from across Western Massachusetts at the Henry M. Thomas III Center at Springfield Oct. 16 for conversations about civic engagement, leadership and policymaking.
Featured Publication: The MassBenchmarks Journal
The Summer 2026 issue of MassBenchmarks addresses critical challenges to the Commonwealth's sustained prosperity. The issue examines the state economy's resilience amid vulnerabilities, the barriers facing middle-class households, the federal research ecosystem supporting innovation, and the role of productivity growth.
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Working independently and in concert, UMDI’s individual business units leverage decades of expertise to deliver diverse services, such as research, policy analysis, training, capacity-building, and more, to clients across sectors.
Applied Research and Program Evaluation
Connected Beginnings
Economic and Public Policy Research
Head Start National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations
Head Start Real Property Facilities Initiative
MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center
New England Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Network
Organizational and Community Solutions
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