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.
HFA Faculty and Staff Can Receive Complimentary Ticket to UMass Women's Basketball Game on Dec. 20
HFA faculty and staff are invited to support the UMass Women’s Basketball team on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at noon in the Mullins Center. One free ticket per person.
Local Black History Project, Including UMass Amherst Researchers, Among Recipients of Major NEH Grant Expanding Public Access to Records on the History of Slavery
A team of UMass Amherst faculty, librarians, staff, students, and their partners have received an NEH grant in support of a local Black History project.
STRIPE Trainings Offer Inclusive Workshops for HFA Chairs, Administrators
HFA administrators are encouraged to register for the Dec. 5 STRIPE Training workshops to support inclusion in faculty promotion and tenure cases.
Jazz Professor Jeffrey Holmes Delivers Distinguished Faculty Lecture with Live Music to Packed Audience
Jeffrey Holmes, professor of music and director of Jazz and African American Music Studies, delivered "The Art of Jazz Improvisation" on Nov. 15.
DEFA Film Library Grants its First Programming Award
The DEFA Film Library’s inaugural Programming Award was recently presented to Claudia Sandberg of the University of Melbourne.
Philosophy's Julia Jorati Releases New Book, "Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Eighteenth Century"
A new book from Professor of Philosophy Julia Jorati called, "Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Eighteenth Century," was published on Nov. 22.
Search Advisory Committee Appointed for New Dean of College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Interim Provost Mike Malone has appointed search advisory committees to aid in the selection of the next dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
Students in LLC’s Online Certificate Interpreting Program Collaborate with School of Public Health & Health Sciences for Simulation Exercises
Students in from the LLC Online Certificate Interpreting Program recently collaborated with School of Public Health & Health Sciences on a language project.
Multimedia TechnoLegacy/AnalogWake on Dec. 8 to Explore Death and What Comes Next
A transdisciplinary, multimedia event “TechnoLegacy/AnalogWake: A Death Teach-In and Skillshare” will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8.
HFA to Host Interdisciplinary Lightning Talks on Dec. 7
HFA will host Interdisciplinary Lightning Talks on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 4-6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall.