Directory

Eric Athas ('08) founded the Amherst Wire, UMass Journalism’s digital magazine, working with Professor Steve Fox. His dedication to journalism led him to his current role as deputy editor at the New York Times.

Barnes (they/them) is an award winning journalist covering the intersection of sports and gender.

Ashleigh Barry ('99), an Edward R. Murrow and multi-Emmy-winning journalist, developed her passion for TV storytelling at UMass. She has reported nationwide for Fox, CBS and MSNBC, including her Emmy-winning special "Saving Sarah," about a 13-year-old abduction survivor.

Bevis is the Communications and Events Manager for the Journalism Department.

Borichevsky is the Senior IT Lead for the Journalism Department.

Braun is a former science journalist and an award-winning media scholar whose work examines sociological questions surrounding online media distribution. He co-edits the Distribution Matters series for MIT Press.

Alvin Buyinza ('19) was an assistant news and photos editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He previously worked at The Conversation and MassLive, and is now an education reporter at Word in Black. He also earned a Master’s at Syracuse’s Newhouse School.

Carey has been an adjunct instructor of journalism at UMass since 2002.

Larry Carpman ('75) was the first UMass Journalism graduate named to the UMass Board of Trustees. A former news editor at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, he wrote a three-part series on the Hampshire Mall and is now president of Carpman Communications.