UMass News and Events
UMASS News & Events
Here are just some of the highlights of the UMass Amherst campus bursting back to life during fall move-in and the Welcome to UMass events that marked the start of the new academic year.
Chancellor Reyes welcomed the campus community to the start of the 2024-25 academic year in a campus-wide video message marking the first day of classes.
La Raja, professor of political science and co-director of the UMass Amherst Poll, gave a speech about the value of open inquiry and civil dialogue at the New Student Convocation on Sept. 1, 2024.
Chancellor Reyes emailed the UMass community Sept. 4 sharing the Campus Demonstration Policy Taskforce report reviewing the policies, procedures and guidelines for campus demonstrations.
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