Faculty members at the Department of Economics have spearheaded efforts to transform the way economics is taught. Samuel Bowles, Professor Emeritus, has been at the forefront of these efforts, together with other UMass Economics faculty members, graduate students, and colleagues from other institutions – including Columbia University, University College London, Oxford University, and others. Recently, this exciting initiative was the subject of an article in New Yorker magazine – “Is It Time for a New Economics Curriculum?” Read the article.