Awards
Dr. Maria José Botelho in Five College Building Academic Leaders in the Humanities Fellowship
Dr. Maria José Botelho recently earned the 2024-2025 Five College Building Academic Leaders in the Humanities Advanced Track Fellowship.
Associate Professor Keisha Green and other UMass Educators awarded NEH Grant for Summer 2025 Program
Dr. Keisha Green and several other UMass educators were awarded a grant from the NEH to create an African American studies program for high school teachers.
Dr. Linda Cook Receives 2025 AERA Lindquist Award
UMass alumni Dr. Linda Cook has been named the 2025 recipient of the E. F. Lindquist Award by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Presented in
Dr. Kate Hudson Awarded Faculty Peer Mentoring Award by the UMass ADVANCE Program
Dr. Kate Hudson was awarded the Faculty Peer Mentoring Award at the 2025 ADVANCE Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Reception.
Ximena Zúñiga to Receive Prestigious Senior Scholar Diplomate Award at ACPA25
Ximena Zúñiga will be honored with the Senior Scholar Diplomate Award at the upcoming American College Personnel Association, ACPA25 Annual Convention,
Nina Tissi-Gassoway Receives the Chancellor’s Transformational Leadership Award
Nina Tissi-Gassoway, received the Chancellor’s Transformational Leadership Award.
Steve Sireci Elected to National Academy of Education
Steve Sireci elected to lifetime membership in the National Academy of Education
Jack Schneider named Top 100 University-Based Scholars by Public Influence Rankings List
Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor Jack Schneider has been ranked in the top 100 of university-based scholars on the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings List.
2024 Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award Received
2024 Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award to doctoral student Injila Rasul, Faculty Rebecca Woodland and and doctoral student Fernando Mena Serrano
Dr. Gayle Hutchinson '79 receives Elaine Sortino Alumna Award for Achievement
Dr. Gayle Hutchinson '79 Dr. Gayle Hutchinson '79 receives Elaine Sortino Alumna Award for Achievement
Dr. Bev Bell (PI) and Sandra Sarucia Awarded Diversifying Educator Workforce Grant
Dr. Bev Bell (PI) and Sandra Sarucia were awarded a $354,000 Diversifying Educator Workforce grant through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
UMass Amherst College of Education and University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies Awarded $2.2 million Teacher Quality Partnership Grant
The UMass College of Education and University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies were awarded a $2.2 million Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant.