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Slavery North Initiative to Provide Exclusive Media Access
The founding director and members of the initiative’s first cohort of fellows will be available for media interviews.
Brazilian Music Trio Choro Das 3 to Perform at UMass, Eric Carle Museum Nov. 8-9
The internationally acclaimed Brazilian music trio Choro das 3 will make two presentations in November. Both events are free and open to the public.
UMass Amherst and Ellsberg Initiative Host Memorial Bench Dedication to Honor Late Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg
UMass Amherst and the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy recently hosted an on-campus dedication of the Daniel Ellsberg memorial bench.
From Amherst to Quito, Ecuador: Wind Studies Director Matthew Westgate Recounts the Making of Juntos En La Mitad Del Mundo
In May 2024, the UMass Wind Ensemble traveled to Quito, Ecuador on a nine-day trip to perform with La Banda Sinfónica Metropolitana de Quito.
UMassBRUT Presents ‘Windows on UMass’
UMassBRUT will host “Windows on UMass,” a series of events on the UMass Amherst campus this fall.
Gentzler Translation Center Looks to Fill New Translation Book Cart With Donations
The Gentzler Translation Center is seeking donations from the UMass Amherst community of translated books or books on translation.
DEFA Film Library Well Represented at 48th German Studies Association Conference
The DEFA Film Library was well represented at the 48th German Studies Association (GSA) conference in Atlanta, GA, from Sept. 26-29, 2024.
UMass Amherst Renames Translation Center in Honor of Prominent Translation Studies Scholar and Former Director Edwin C. Gentzler
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has announced its Translation Center has been renamed the Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center.
UMass Amherst Libraries to Celebrate Irma McClaurin '76MFA Black Feminist Archive on Oct. 19
The UMass Amherst Libraries will host the Irma McClaurin Black Feminist Archive on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 5-8:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
Art, Sustainability, and Activism Centers Creative Solutions to Climate Change
For the sixth year in a row, UMass’s Art, Sustainability, and Activism (ASA) Event will be arriving on campus early this October.
UMass Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Return to Bandtoberfest on the Amherst Common Sept. 29
The UMass Wind Ensemble and UMass Symphony Band will each perform on the Amherst Common from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, September 29, as part of Bandtoberfest.
Director Dee Boyle-Clapp Reflects on Fifty Years of Arts Extension Service in Essay
The 50th anniversary of the Arts Extension Service has been a time of reflection and an opportunity to imagine forward.