Having a sophisticated understanding of how the media works and learning to use it to your advantage is critical to the success of social movements. Eric Stoner will discuss the challenges activists and independent journalists face with the mainstream media and how they can be overcome.

Come by, learn, and have conversations about heavy topics that tend to get lost in the bustle of our society.

This two-part workshop on the life and work of James Baldwin is offered by the K12 History Institute, the Western Mass Writers Project and the James Baldwin Project.

"The Uncondemned" is a riveting documentary about an underdog group of lawyers and activists who defied the odds to do what had never been done: prosecute rape as an international war crime. The film captures the untold, remarkable story that changed the course of international judicial history. A discussion will follow.

In a tradition of hosting challenging exhibitions organized by student curators, the UMCA presents an exhibition of African art drawn from the collection of Charles Derby, a UMass alumnus who has been collecting since the 1970s alongside an exhibition of painted flags of Africa by the renowned African American artist Fred Wilson. 

Open to the UMass Amherst campus community • No cash payment needed • Bring your insurance ID card

The exhibit showcases items curated from Steindl-Rast’s recent donation of correspondence, photographs, writings, audio/visual recordings, art, and publications. 

Can't make it to the regularly scheduled FAFSA help hours? Come see a financial aid counselor to address your FAFSA concerns during our extended hours.

"On Hands and Knees," by Laurie M. Goddard, presents encaustic and mixed media works created from real and imaginary game boards. The exhibit reception will be held Sunday, Oct. 15th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  

Herter Art Gallery hosts exhibitions featuring new work by art department faculty Shona Macdonald and Shane Mecklenburger.