On the Fringe
Through the Fringe Fest, theater students create brilliant original works, experimental productions, and more.
Academics
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.
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As the creative and cultural heart of UMass Amherst, HFA brings together scholars and artists from a wide range of disciplines.
Undergraduate Major Programs
Master’s Programs
Doctoral Programs
Minors
Socially Responsible Scholars
HFA students are changemakers. When Karl Lyn, doctoral student in Afro-American Studies, was selected as a 2023 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellows, he was honored to continue his work as a socially responsible scholar and educator who works toward equity and justice in and beyond the academy.
Distinguished Faculty
Students in HFA learn from esteemed faculty like Rebecca Lorimer Leonard, associate professor of English, who received a 2022-23 Distinguished Teaching Award. The award honors exemplary teaching at the highest institutional level.
Alumni as Changemakers
Inspiring, thoughtful, creative: HFA alumni do it all in a wide range of fields, from performing and visual arts and design to law, medicine, journalism, communications, education, and entrepreneurship. As students, you can gain access to this brilliant network of innovators ready to connect.
Student Resources
In the spotlight
Our goal is tied into two things: a longstanding interest by the Department of Architecture and its faculty to do outreach to the next generation of college students, and the intention of making this field—and our degree—accessible to everyone.
Featured events
In the news
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.
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.
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.
