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.
Week of January 17—23, 2021
If you are caring for someone at home, as well as working from home, we invite you to take a short break to drop in for ‘coffee’ with other faculty navigating a similar balancing act. Come for 5 minutes or for the full half-hour to meet faculty from across campus, swap stories, and exchange ideas.
January 12—April 27, 2021, Tuesdays 9:00 am-9:30 am
Online

Teaching languages online presents particular pedagogical challenges since language learning is an inherently social process. Join this CTL session to learn from three language instructors who successfully adapted their teaching practices to the online environment.
January 19, 2021
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Online

This program focuses on exploring the complexity of supervision at the University, allowing supervisors to build upon their current skill level to become more effective in their roles.
January 20, 2021 9:00 am-11:30 am
January 21, 2021 9:00 am-11:30 am
February 3, 2021 9:00 am-10:00 am
February 10, 2021 9:00 am-11:30 am
March 3, 2021 9:00 am-11:30 am
Online

In this roundtable scheduled during the day after Joe Biden’s inauguration, engaged researchers in political communication, journalism studies, and disinformation studies discuss the problem of political polarization and how their different sub-fields resolve tensions between healing and assigning accountability.
January 21, 2021
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Online

A virtual panel discussion from the W. E. B. Du Bois Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, exploring the Du Bois’ lived experience of government repression and surveillance in the United States as well as the scholarship both produced on this topic.
January 21, 2021
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Online
