Awards and Recognitions

The UMass Amherst Symphony Orchestra and Director Gonzalo Hidalgo Ardila are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Concerto/Aria Competition.

English major Mia Klotz has been named a 2025 Rising Researcher, which recognizes excellence in research and exceptional creativity.

Read Ken Takagi's award winning essay and explore his writing process to understand how he connects to language.

Read Andrea Tchesnovsky's award winning essay and explore her writing process to understand how she connects to language.

Read Evan Owens' award winning essay and explore his writing process to understand how he connects to language.

Read Rebecca Shahrooz's award winning essay and explore her writing process to understand how she connects to language.

Read Julie Lindfeldt's award winning essay and explore their writing process to understand how they connect to language.

Read Maxine Gemeinhardt's award winning essay and explore her writing process to understand how she connects to language.

The 2024 T. S. Eliot Prize was awarded to faculty member, Peter Gizzi.

College of Humanities and Fine Arts alumni Kenneth R. Feinberg ’67, ’02 Hon and Hisao Kushi ’88 were each recognized with awards at the UMass Alumni Honors.

Black Maple Magazine — founded by Provost Professor of Art History Charmaine A. Nelson — has been honored with several new awards.

Peter Gizzi, professor of English, and Crystal Maldonado, director of marketing, have each been named recipients of 2024 Massachusetts Book Awards.