Academics

Dr. Garrett Washington is bringing new attention to an often-overlooked dimension of modern Japan. 

Students from the UMass Amherst's Russian, Eurasian, and Polish Studies program took part in Harvard University Annual Spoken Russia Russian Language Olympiada.

This month, Elisa Gonzales published her book Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors.

University of Massachusetts professors Stephen Platt, history, and Juana Valdés, art, have been awarded prestigious 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships.

UMass Amherst Receives $1.5 Million Gift from Estate of Late Classics Lecturer Caroline Hill Horvitz to Endow Professorship in Her Honor 

Caryn Brause, Professor of Architecture, has been awarded the Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

Marla Miller, has published a new article exploring the historical legacy of Betsy Ross and the broader role of women’s labor during the American Revolution.

The UMass Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers will present UMass MFA’s Literary Arts Festival Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28.

Malcolm Sen’s book examines how contemporary Irish literature engages with the global climate crisis.

Graduate certificate programs at UMass Amherst offer opportunities to expand and enrich academic and career goals.

Groundbreaking Graduate Student Emily Whitted conducts research on the rich history of textile repair in early America.

Associate Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Kirsten Leng published a book with the University of Nebraska Press titled Pleasure, Play, and Politics.