Melissa Mueller Edits New Collector's Edition of Barnard's Sappho
A new collector's edition of Mary Barnard's translation of Sappho, edited by Professor Melissa Mueller, will be published Sept. 1.
Jonathan Skolnik Appointed Editor of Association for Jewish Studies Magazine
Jonathan Skolnik has been appointed as co-editor of AJS Perspectives, the magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS).
Linguistics Major Nat Thompson Awarded American Philosophical Society Fellowship
The linguistics major will study Caddo recordings at the APS and return copies to the Caddo Nation
Finding Her Way Back to Art
What is Black? It is the question at the heart of BLACK WORK: Absence/Absorption, an exhibition curated by Kymberly S. Newberry ’22 MA, ’24 PhD.
E. Bruce Brooks, Research Professor and Warring States Scholar, Dies at 89
Research professor directed UMass Amherst's Warring States Project for more than three decades.
Philosophy’s Hilary Kornblith Selected to Deliver 2027 Ernest Sosa Prize Lecture
Philosophy’s Hilary Kornblith to deliver the 2027 Ernest Sosa Prize Lecture, an honor recognizing significant achievement in epistemology.
Stephen Schreiber Concludes 21 of Leadership in the Department of Architecture
After 21 years as founding chair of the UMass Amherst Department of Architecture, Professor Stephen Schreiber is stepping down from departmental leadership.
Barbara Zecchi Wins Best Experimental Film Award at the 2026 Montreal Women Film Festival
Barbara Zecchi's videoessay The Rhythms of Rage won Best Experimental Film at the 2026 Montreal Women Film Festival, its latest international honor.
2026 Juniper Summer Writing Institute Reading Series Set for June 21-26
The Juniper Summer Writing Institute will hold its 2026 Reading Series June 21-26, with readings beginning at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A.
Mariana Ivanova Presents Keynote at Symposium Marking 80th Anniversary of East German Film Studio DEFA
Associate professor and DEFA Film Library director speaks at international symposium in Halle, Germany