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Three HFA Students Recognized in University's Senior Series

May 14, 2024 Awards and Recognitions

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Senior Series 2024

Three graduating seniors in the College of Humanities & Fine Arts were recognized as part of the university's Senior Series, which celebrates the graduating class. 

This year’s Senior Series celebrates the creators of our 2024 graduating class. “Creators” covers a wide range of creative and academic activities, depending on the student's field of study. This can range from research, software, tech, and scientific projects to artistic, music, community, and film projects. 

Maria Pitel 

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Maria Pitel

Art History (BA)
Information Technology (Minor) 

Working alongside Professor Laetitia La Follette, Maria Pitel found a happy medium for creativity while developing a set of learning modules for the introductory art history courses at UMass:

“As an Art History major and Information Technology minor, this project was a perfect blend of both my interests, and it introduced me to the field of Instructional Design which I may have otherwise never discovered. I worked alongside a dedicated team to craft an educational resource that will benefit future students of UMass."

Robin Cabral

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Robin Cabral

Portuguese (BA)
Comparative Literature (BA)
Information Technology (Minor)
Catalan Studies (Minor)

A childhood passion turned into academic interest when Robin Cabral discovered that video games can be research at UMass:

“Much like film and novels, video games have a lot to offer when it comes to storytelling and representation. As a gay Latino man, representation is important for me...My current big project is my honors thesis analyzing the women of the Super Mario franchise. Beginning next fall, I will be attending UMass Dartmouth to earn my Ph.D. in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies where I will be looking at Brazilian representation in video games.”

Isabella Craft

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Isabella Craft

Spanish (BA)
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BS)

Isabella Craft is helping younger students take interest in the academic and professional possibilities that come with language studies:

“Creating a high school course to increase language access awareness among students has been such an enriching endeavor for me. This cutting-edge opportunity allows students to explore career options from professionals in language-related fields as well as understand the benefits of knowledge of this work for careers in other fields.”

Article posted in Awards and Recognitions for Current students

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  • Comparative Literature
  • History of Art and Architecture
  • Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan Studies

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  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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