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Diversity and Equity

Spring 2024

An orange tiger laying in tall grass

Connections

Class Notes and more

Spring 2024

A rough drawing of a purple eye

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When did woke become a four-letter word?

Tracking the evolving meaning of a word

Spring 2024

An aerial shot of a river running through lush green marsh land

In Memoriam

Honoring a force behind an American storytelling renaissance, and more

Spring 2024

A group of people standing outdoors on the UMass campus, surrounded by bushes

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Around the Pond

After affirmative action—and more

Fall 2023

Colorful mural of a man with an afro.

In Memoriam

Honoring a professor, activist, and artist who fought for civil rights, a hard-working Boston Globe journalist, and more

Fall 2023

Student Laleh Panahi ’25 wearing a pink shirt and smiling

Sustaining Curiosity

Critical thinking for the (mis)information age

Fall 2023

A muted-color graphic of a house floating by a balloon.

Renovating the American Dream

The future of shelter

Fall 2023

Natalie Lewis seated in front of a white brick wall looking to her left.

Connections

Class Notes and more

Fall 2023

A hand draws on a plank of wood with a pencil.

Hands On

How a pop-up art event became a Springfield staple

Fall 2023

“Save the Drake” is spelled out in neon lights.

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Save the Drake

UMass alums help create a music venue in the name of an infamous landmark

Fall 2023

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina sitting in a large, brown leather chair.

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Accomplished

Trajectory of a teacher
Surfacing untold histories

Fall 2023

Blue and yellow shredded paper woven through Russian language lesson sheets.

Wow

Literary Device

UMass researchers using AI to translate books into 20+ languages