Jennifer L. Lawless, professor of government and director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University, discusses "Why Women Don’t Run for Office and What Happens When They Do."

Scott Branting, University of Central Florida, speaks on "Spies, Satellites and Archaeology: Monitoring Cultural Heritage."

Enjoy free pre-game reception with food and refreshments plus game admission for international students, scholars and families.

This conversation attempts to break this pattern by learning to understand where others’ values come from.

The Department of Music and Dance presents the Opus One Chamber Orchestra, a faculty-student collaboration.

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. 

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

Hailing from the South Side of Chicago and born in 1959, painter Rodney Byron Madison is currently the curator of Madison Studio Gallery in Millers Falls, Mass.