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College of Humanities and Fine Arts

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Underwater photograph of a fish and pale green lily pads on stalks against a green background, doubled in reflection in the surface of the water

Glimpse

Astounding light

Looking below the surface with Lisa Beskin ’99MFA

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Oil painting of a house in a field in bright pink, purple, yellow, and green

‘Let the paint be paint’

Peter Batchelder ’86 brings a fresh twist to the New England landscape

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Landscape photo of mountains over a lake

The name of a poet

Sarah Ghazal Ali ’21 claims her namesake form

Spring 2022

University chapel and students

Glimpse

Behind the flash

UMass photographer John Solem shares his most memorable shoots

Spring 2022

Open dictionary on turquoise background

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Chasing Language

Five alumni at Merriam-Webster reveal how dictionaries evolve

Spring 2022

Detail from black and white photo portrait shows the eyes and part of the face of Jules Chametzky.

In Memoriam

Remembering a generous co-worker, a trailblazing pathologist, and more

Spring 2022

Performer on stage with lights.

Connections

Class Notes and more

Spring 2022

Two students in a classroom collaborate with each other while looking at a laptop

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Around the Pond

New names, new possibilities

Innovation station

Homage to humanity

Spring 2022

Black and white realistic pencil drawing on two hands holding a mason jar of fireflies on a black background. Text on mason jar reads “Art Room ‘Ah-Ha’ Moments”.

Braving the blank page

Kristyn Shea ’06 shares her journey from student to top teacher

Spring 2022

Blue and white artistic tiles on background with Arabic calligraphy.

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The Ambassador

Aimée Froom ’93MA bridges cultures to teach history

Extra Credit

Dancer in a lab doing an arabesque while wearing an oxygen monitoring mask

Dance Like There’s a Tomorrow

UMass researchers study the health benefits of dancing—at any level

Fall 2021

Black and white headshots of interviewees are shown surrounded by small images of objects from their individual stories.

The one constant

Change. How do we make it happen—or cope with it when it happens to us?