Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Eight HFA Proposals Receive Funding from Community, Democracy, and Dialogue Grants
Thirty-three proposals have been selected to receive support from Community, Democracy, and Dialogue (CDD) grants, including eight proposals from HFA.
German and Scandinavian Studies Program to Host Inaugural Sara Lennox Lecture in Black German Studies on April 2
The inaugural Sara Lennox Lecture in Black German Studies will take place on Tuesday, April 2, at 4.30 p.m. in the Hadley Room of Campus Center.
HFA Opportunity Scholars and CHC Emerging Scholars Join Forces for Arts and Activism
Students from the HFA Opportunity Scholars and the Commonwealth Honors College Emerging Scholars programs joined forces for Arts and Activism.
Catherine Coleman Flowers Delivers Powerful Lecture on Environmental Activism to Packed House in Student Union Ballroom
Environmentalist Catherine Coleman Flowers came to campus to speak on Feb. 29 to discuss systemic racism, climate injustice and water infrastructure in the U.S.
HFA Celebrates Black History Month with Powerful Reading of Frederick Douglass's Influential Address
To commemorate Black History Month, the College of Humanities & Fine Arts (HFA) recently hosted Reading Frederick Douglass Together.
Judaic and Near Eastern Studies Department Announces Inaugural CBI Lecture on the Holocaust and Contemporary Social Problems
Omer Bartov, Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies for Brown University, will deliver a lecture on the Holocaust and contemporary issues.
HFA Community Invited to Participate in Digital Equity and Inclusion Week 2024
IT will host a week of learning sessions and events to empower the campus community with the knowledge and tools to improve digital accessibility.
Black Presence in the Arts at UMass Amherst and within HFA
A look back at the storied history of Black creativity at UMass Amherst.
HFA Celebrates 2024 Black History Month with Art Galleries, Lectures, Readings, and More
The College of Humanities & Fine Arts is honoring Black History Month with several college-wide events.
HFA to host Second Annual Mass Humanities Reading Frederick Douglass Together Event on Feb. 14
To commemorate the birthday of social reformer and abolitionistFrederick Douglass, HFA will host Reading Frederick Douglass Together on Feb. 14 at noon.
Call for Proposals for 2024 Graduate Student Symposium on (Re)imagining Black Futures
The graduate students of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies invites proposals for its Spring 2024 Graduate Student Symposium.
Renowned Environmental Activist and MacArthur “Genius Grant” Recipient Catherine Coleman Flowers to Deliver Keynote Address for Black History Month on Feb. 29
Join us for a keynote address by Catherine Coleman Flowers, internationally recognized environmental activist, on Feb. 29, 2024.