Ela Gezen and David Mednicoff Named Directors of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute
Gezen and Mednicoff bring broad academic and administrative experience to ISI as it celebrates 25 years and begins its next chapter.
Interview with Rebecca Dingo, New Associate Dean for Faculty
Rebecca Dingo, professor of English, has been named associate dean for faculty in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
Interview with Philippe Baillargeon, New Associate Dean for Careers, Professional Pathways, and Innovation
Philippe Baillargeon has been named associate dean for careers, professional pathways, and innovation in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
Gaining Clarity About the World Through the Study of Music
Musicologist Marianna Ritchey explores classical music in contemporary American capitalism through diverse lenses.
HFA Welcomes New Faculty Members
Meet the scholars, artists, educators, and practitioners who recently joined HFA.
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.