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Announcing the Spring 2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Award Winners
Thursday, May 12, 2022
This spring, the UMass Amherst History Department awarded numerous scholarships, fellowships and awards to undergraduate and graduate students. The awards celebrate exemplary academic achievements,...


PhD Candidate Shay Olmstead Publishes Article in the Washington Post
Monday, April 25, 2022
Shay Olmstead, UMass Amherst PhD candidate in history, published an article in the Washington Post on April 21 titled, “Visible activism is key to protecting trans people from bigoted laws.”...

Michella Marino ‘13PhD Discusses Roller Derby on France’s “L'Heure du Monde” Podcast
Friday, April 22, 2022
On April 13, Michella Marino ‘13PhD was interviewed by Léa Iribarnegaray on "L'Heure du Monde," a news podcast presented by Le Monde, the paper of record in France, about her book, Roller Derby:...

We Make History Wins NCPH Outstanding Public History Project Award
Friday, April 15, 2022
We Make History, a collaborative project between the National Domestic Workers Alliance and team of faculty from Smith College and UMass Amherst, including Professor Diana Sierra Becerra of the...

Jennifer Fronc Receives 2021-22 Distinguished Teaching Award
Friday, April 15, 2022
The Center for Teaching and Learning has announced the 2021-22 winners of the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), including Jennifer Fronc, Professor of History. Since 1961, the University of Massachusetts has presented the Distinguished Teaching Award to instructors who demonstrate exemplary teaching at the highest institutional level.