Honors Academics

Rachel Waxler is a new academic advisor at Commonwealth Honors College. Find out about her winding path to her new role!

Musbah Shaheen, an assistant professor at UMass, teaches a seminar on American popular music to CHC students.

Students gathered at the Mullins Center on Saturday May 9 to celebrate their Honors graduation at the 2026 Celebration of Excellence

Alex Holmes, a senior operations and information management major, discusses her Honors Thesis journey!

Kya Ransom, the 2026 Student Speaker at the Celebration of Excellence, previews her speech and reflects on her time at Honors.

On a warm spring morning, students from all over the state gathered at the University of Massachusetts flagship campus in Amherst for the annual MassURC.

Valentina Ravaioli, a senior political science and sustainable community development major, presented an art exhibition for her thesis.

While most UMass students were bracing for the Amherst chill this past January, a group of Honors students traded their snow boots for hiking shoes.

After serving as an advisor at the Honors College for three and a half years, Cody Olson recently stepped into a new role as the new director of advising!

Matthew Ferrari joined Commonwealth Honors College as a lecturer in the fall of 2025. Read more here!

Crime and punishment scholar Angela LaScala-Gruenewald brings expertise from NYC to Amherst as an assistant professor of legal studies at UMass and CHC.

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