In accordance with Massachusetts regulations, strict restrictions are in effect for in-person campus events. Most of the the events listed here are taking place remotely on Zoom and other online platforms. See each listing for details. All times are United States Eastern Time Zone.
November 15, 2017
Come learn about online courses for the Winter Session 2018 offered through Continuing & Professional Education (CPE).
November 15, 2017
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Campus Center, Concourse
The CMASS Graduate School Preparation Program is hosting an information session on the UMass Medical School. Participants will learn about the medical school admission process, UMass Med's summer program, funding resources for medical school, medical school requirements, internships and MCAT preparation among other things.
November 15, 2017
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Wilder Hall, 201
Information security is everyone’s responsibility. Come learn more about it.
November 15, 2017
2:30 pm-3:30 pm
Campus Center, 903
Today, many Americans consider their nation and Mexico as polar opposites – one rich, one poor, one stable, one chaotic – whose histories have entirely distinct trajectories. In this lecture, Tore Olsson demonstrates that modern US and Mexican history share far more than we might realize.
November 15, 2017
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Herter Hall, 601
The English department welcomes Viet Thanh Nguyen to deliver the annual Troy Lecture.
November 15, 2017
4:30 pm
Student Union Ballroom
Join the exhibition curators of "5 Takes on African Art / 42 Flags by Fred Wilson" as they discuss the objects on view and offer insights into their curatorial approaches.
November 15, 2017
5:00 pm-6:00 pm
University Museum of Contemporary Art, 33
What is it like to work in a history museum? How do I prepare for a career? Elizabeth Sharpe, co-director of Historic Northampton, discusses how to prepare, what to expect, and how to succeed in a career in museums and public history.
November 15, 2017
5:30 pm-6:20 pm
Herter Hall, 601
Join us for an informative discussion with author and international expert Marcelo Barros, who will offer tips for international students to get noticed and hired.
November 15, 2017
5:30 pm
Campus Center, 168C
The department of music and dance presents a performance by the All-University Orchestra, directed by Morihiko Nakahara.
November 15, 2017
6:00 pm
Grace Church
Tadeusz Dąbrowski will perform a bilingual poem on Nov. 15th. He has been called "an inheritor of the great metaphysical tradition in [Polish] poetry" and "an essential factor in the picture of contemporary [Polish] verse."
November 15, 2017
7:30 pm
Herter Hall, 301
The department of music and dance presents 'From Haydn to Hoedown,' featuring members of the department faculty.
November 15, 2017
7:30 pm
Fine Arts Center Bezanson Recital Hall
New Asia Cinema 2017: Fashion. The 13th annual installment of this semester-long international series explores the complexities of costume and spectacle, style and identity, creativity and subversion, and labor and consumerism.
September 6—December 6, 2017, Wednesdays 7:30 pm-10:00 pm
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November 22
Isenberg School of Management, 137 (Flavin Family Auditorium)
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.
September 27—December 10, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 27—December 10, 2017, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 11, November 18—November 26
University Museum of Contemporary Art
The UMass Amherst Libraries hosts an exhibition of photos, “¡Hola Cuba!: Travel Photography by Carol Pike.”
September 5—December 15, 2017
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November 18—November 19, November 23, November 25
Science and Engineering Library
Come and talk to one of your lawyers from the Student Legal Services Office and have your questions answered.
September 20, 2017 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
October 4, 2017 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
October 18, 2017 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
November 1, 2017 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
November 15, 2017 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
November 29, 2017 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Student Union, 314
Marriott Meals gives Hospitality and Tourism Management students a competitive advantage within this experiential learning class.
September 26—December 6, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu 11:45 am-12:30 pm
September 26—December 6, 2017, Tue/Wed 5:45 pm-6:30 pm
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October 10, October 12, November 1, November 21—November 23
Campus Center - Marriott Center, 1101
The exhibit showcases items curated from Steindl-Rast’s recent donation of correspondence, photographs, writings, audio/visual recordings, art, and publications.
October 1—January 31, 2018
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November 23, December 23—December 25, December 28—January 1, January 6—January 7, January 14
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois
Let's dialogue on intersecting values of culture and leadership across the African Diaspora.
October 4—November 15, 2017, Wednesdays 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Malcolm X Cultural Center
Herter Art Gallery hosts exhibitions featuring new work by art department faculty Shona Macdonald and Shane Mecklenburger.
October 19—November 16, 2017 11:00 am-4:00 pm
October 22—November 16, 2017, Sundays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
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October 21—November 16, Saturdays
Herter Art Gallery, 125A Herter Annex
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.
November 6—November 28, 2017, Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 2—December 1, 2017, Mon/Tue 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
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November 20—November 24
Augusta Savage Gallery
