Department of English Doctoral Student Thakshala Tissera Wins 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition
Thakshala Tissera, a doctoral student in the Department of English, has been named the winner of the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Professor Charmaine Nelson Pens Essay on the Extraordinary Life of Artist Mary Edmonia Lewis
Provost professor of art history Charmaine Nelson profiles 19th-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis: a tenacious artist often overlooked by art history.
Hispanic Linguistics PhD Student Claudia Matachana is Breaking Down Language Barriers through Research
Claudia Matachana, PhD student in Hispanic linguistics, researches language beliefs and discrimination as experienced by young Puerto Rican Spanish speakers.
Translation Center Hosts Hybrid Event on March 1 to Launch "Metamorphoses" Literary Journal's Catalan Issue
The Translation Center will host "Curating a Catalan Special Issue of Metamorphoses: A Conversation with Guillem Molla and Hillary Gardner.
Art Historian Charmaine A. Nelson Discusses Slavery North Initiative with NEPM
Charmaine A. Nelson, founding director of Slavery North and provost professor of art history, recently appeared on NEPM's The Rundown with Carrie Saldo.
English PhD Candidate Thakshala Tissera Named Finalist for Three Minute Thesis Competition
Thakshala Tissera has been selected as a finalist in the Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
Nominate an HFA Student for the Rising Researcher Award by Feb. 28
The deadline to submit nominations for the spring 2024 UMass Amherst Rising Researcher student award program is Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon.
Classics Professor Melissa Mueller Publishes New Book on Greek Lyric Poet Sappho
Melissa Mueller, professor of classics, has written a new book on the archaic Greek lyric poet Sappho.
Kinney Center to Host March 7 Symposium on Shakespeare and Mass Incarceration
The Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies at UMass Amherst presents Shakespeare & Mass Incarceration, a symposium and special exhibit.
Music's Catrina Kim and History's Kevin A. Young Named 2024 Public Engagement Faculty Fellows
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Catrina Kim and Associate Professor of History Kevin A. Young have been named 2024 Public Engagement Faculty Fellows.
Department of Architecture Announces Spring 2024 Lecture Series
The Department of Architecture has announces its upcoming Spring 2024 Lecture Series, beginning in March.