David Fleming Receives Open Education Initiative Grant
David Fleming has received an Open Education Initiative Grant to expand the Gifts of Speech open educational resource (OER).
Professor Sonja Drimmer on Generative AI for "Artforum"
Professor Sonja Drimmer was interviewed by Artforum about Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). Watch the video interview here or on Artforum.
Historian Garrett Washington Awarded Fellowship from the Japan Foundation
Professor Washington will be hosted at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo for the Spring semester 2026.
Professor Brian W. Ogilvie contributes to National Gallery of Art Exhibition Catalogue, ‘Little Beasts'
Ogilvie’s contribution, “Natural History in the European Renaissance,” examines the origins of the field of natural history.
English Major Hannah Gould Awarded Student Employee of the Year Award
English major Hannah Gould has been awarded the Chancellor’s Gerald F. Scanlon Student Employee of the Year Award.
Renowned Creative Director and Designer David Korins ’99 Tells Graduates to Embrace Curiosity at UMass Amherst Commencement
David Korins ’99 urged UMass grads to embrace curiosity over fear and step boldly into their greatness at the university’s 155th Commencement ceremony.
Celebrating the Class of 2025 at the HFA Senior Recognition Ceremony
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts honored the Class of 2025 during its annual Senior Recognition Ceremony.
Hannah Pollin-Galay Named Pen Tishkach Chair and Director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst
Dr. Hannah Pollin-Galay named Pen Tishkach Chair and Director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst.
Marla Miller Honored with St. Botolph Foundation Distinguished Artist Award
Professor Marla Miller has been awarded the St. Botolph Foundation’s 2025 Distinguished Artist Award in historical nonfiction literature.
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts Celebrates Opportunity Scholars Graduates
HFA celebrates Opportunity Scholars Skylar Broadway Burnett and Hector Martinez, among the first to complete the full arc of the program.