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With 14 academic departments and 12 world-class research centers, institutes, and interdisciplinary programs, our students have the opportunity to study with the best scholars, thinkers, and artists.
As the creative and cultural heart of UMass Amherst, HFA brings together scholars and artists from a wide range of disciplines.
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Recent graduate Logan Penney ’26 blends art and activism to raise awareness and push for changes to address environmental and ethical issues surrounding industrial flower production.
Tiny Spaces, Big Ideas is a YouTube series designed to make scholarly conversations feel accessible, engaging, and a little bit unexpected. Each episode features a guest lecturer in HFA presenting their topic of interest in under seven minutes.
Ever wondered how UMass became an epicenter of jazz innovation? From Frederick Tillis founding the Jazz & African American Music Studies program to legends like Archie Shepp, Max Roach, and Yusef Lateef shaping the genre from our campus.
See how HFA graduates are shaping the world through creativity, scholarship, and leadership.
"There is a place for everyone here, especially for pursuing your research interests," says recent graduate Margaret Lepeshkin ’26.
Jonathan Skolnik has been appointed as co-editor of AJS Perspectives, the magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS).
The linguistics major will study Caddo recordings at the APS and return copies to the Caddo Nation
Philosophy’s Hilary Kornblith to deliver the 2027 Ernest Sosa Prize Lecture, an honor recognizing significant achievement in epistemology.
