Academics
UMass Translation Center Well Represented at 2024 New England Translators Association Conference
The UMass Translation Center was well represented at the 2024 New England Translators Association Conference held in Boston.
Ten HFA Graduate Students Receive Summer Dissertation Fellowship Funding from Graduate School
Eight graduate students in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA) have received summer dissertation fellowships from the Graduate School.
Dr. Maria del Guadalupe Davidson Named New Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Dr. Maria del Guadalupe Davidson has been selected as the next Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, effective on July 1, 2024.
Heritage Languages Around the World 2 Conference to be Held May 29-31
The Heritage Languages Around the World 2 (HLAW2) conference will be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from May 29-31, 2024.
Martín Espada Receives 2024 Governor's Awards in Humanities
Acclaimed poet and English professor Martín Espada was recently named as one of the recipients of the 2024 Governor's Awards in Humanities.
Online Linguistics Courses Available for Fall 2024
Three linguistics courses are available online in the fall 2024 semester. Registration opens June 3.
2024 Field Scholars and Senior Leadership Awards Announced
The College of Humanities & Fine Arts has announced the 2024 winners of the Field Scholars and Senior Leadership awards.
English Major Elliot Hajjaj '24 Produces Podcast “We Matter: Voices in Education”
Graduating senior and English major Elliot Hajjaj recently created a three-part podcast about the importance of supporting students' voices in English classes.
From Classroom to Conservation: UMass Amherst Art Students Collaborate with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Environmental Art Project
UMass Amherst students recently partnered with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to create an extensive library of graphics for educational materials.
New Computational Linguistics Major to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand for Jobs
Computational Linguistics, a new major from the Department of Linguistics, has launched to meet the growing demand for computational linguistics jobs.
Associate Professor of German Ela Gezen to Deliver Three Talks Related to Book Project on Cultures in Migration
Ela Gezen, associate professor of German, has been invited to present three research presentations and lectures based on her current book project.
Translation Center Seeks Content Creators for Outreach Initiative
The Translation Center is seeking content creators for “The Foundations of Translation, Interpreting, and Language Access."