Department of English Doctoral Student Thakshala Tissera Wins 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition
Thakshala Tissera, a doctoral student in the Department of English, has been named the winner of the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Five HFA Students Named 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars
Twelve University of Massachusetts Amherst students—five of which are from the College of Humanities & Fine Arts—have been awarded Fulbright grants for 2023-24.
Art Professor and Chair Young Min Moon Receives Chancellor's Medal
Young Min Moon, professor in the Department of Art, was presented with the Chancellor’s Medal, the highest recognition bestowed upon faculty by the campus.
English Professor Edie Meidav Receives 2023 Provost Professor Honorific
Edie Meidav, a professor in the Department of English, is one of four faculty members in 2023 to receive the lifetime honorific of Provost Professor.
Natalie Lewis '21 Wins the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
Mezzo-soprano and UMass alumna Natalie Lewis ’21 is one of six winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.
Art Students and Faculty Give Big at "Empty Bowls" Fundraising Event
A group of students and faculty members from the Art Department generously donated 30 handmade bowls to the 15th Annual Empty Bowls fundraising event.
Campus Celebrates Installation of Berlin Wall Segment 'The Power of Creativity over Concrete'
The College of Humanities & Fine Arts (HFA) and the DEFA Film Library—celebrated the installation of a 12-foot segment of the Berlin Wall.
Art Professor Jeffrey Kasper Featured During The ArtSalon on May 11
Jeff Kasper, assistant professor and undergraduate program director in the Department of Art, will be one of five artists featured during The ArtSalon, May 11.
Helkin Sosa ’23 Named 2023 UMass Amherst Rising Researcher
Helkin Sosa ’23 is one of nine UMass Amherst undergraduates to be named Spring 2023 Rising Researchers
Barbara Krauthamer to Conclude Service as Dean of College of Humanities & Fine Arts at UMass to Accept Leadership Position at Emory University
Barbara Krauthamer will conclude her service as dean of the College of Humanities & Fine Arts at UMass Amherst to become the dean at Emory University.
UMass Renaissance Center Features ‘Renaissance of the Earth’ Art Exhibit by Suzette Marie Martin
Join the Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies for the opening reception of Apocalypse: Science & Myth, a Renaissance of the Earth Exhibit on