A Tradition for the Common Good
Keeping the University of Massachusetts Amherst community connected for the past 120 years.
UMass Magazine serves the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s entire community on campus and around the world with a print and digital publication that’s thought-provoking and evokes the energy and spirit of the university. The magazine brings characters and places to life through award-winning storytelling and reciprocal engagement with more than 300,000 readers. The magazine is published twice a year in print and continuously online.
The magazine continually garners awards and praise. Here is a sampling:
2024
Society of Publication Designers (SPD) 59
PRINT MERIT AWARD: Renovating the American Dream
2023
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE awards) District 1
BEST OF CASE: alumni magazines spring 2022 and fall 2022
BEST OF CASE: COVID-related writing: The Promise of mRNA
Hermes Creative Awards
PLATINUM: print media writing for The Deconstructivist
GOLD: print media writing for Back to Work
2022
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) award
GOLD: publication design for summer 2021 issue
Hermes Creative Awards
PLATINUM: photography in the fall 2021 issue
PLATINUM: writing/brand journalism in the fall 2021 issue
2021
AdClub of Western Massachusetts
GOLD + Judge’s Choice Award: complete print or digital publication of the winter 2020 issue
2019
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awards
SILVER: creative excellence for the spring 2019 issue