Be chilly and eat chili to support survivors and a violence-free community.

The talk, from 6 to 7 p.m., will examine how economic policy might better serve the public, particularly as households face persistent affordability challenges and governments confront questions about the relationship between markets and democratic accountability. 

Participants across a diverse range of fields and disciplines—including rhetoric and composition, education and critical literacies, public policy, microbiology, nutrition and public health—will share high-impact practices that bridge research, teaching, and service, give students real-world and career-oriented experiences, and engage students and faculty alike in work that truly matters.

Karin Rotem-Wildeman, chief research and development officer at Keurig Dr Pepper and a 1999 doctoral graduate of UMass Amherst, will deliver the 2026 Shirley and Ting-Wei Tang Endowment Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. in Old Chapel.

In a joint email to all faculty and staff on Tuesday, October 13, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Christopher Misra, vice chancellor for information technology and CIO, announced that a full backup of Canvas courses is now operational.

Written by Erdman, professor of dramaturgy in the Department of Theater, the presentation uses an “Illuminated Lecture” format, which weaves theater and music into an academic lecture.

The discussion, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Integrative Learning Center, will explore how language, humor and irony can help people recognize and understand authoritarianism in everyday life.

Bump, assistant professor of English, will also present a reading of his new book “Don’t Stop Snowing” on Nov. 11 at Odyssey Books in South Hadley.

The survey of nearly 1,200 Bay State public school teachers, conducted by the UMass Amherst Center for Education Policy and the UMass Amherst Poll, also finds significant concern over students’ mental health and wellbeing, while their overall assessment of student engagement is high.

Bradley, area assistant director of Residential Life, will serve as a central resource for the association’s executive board, coordinating efforts to promote inclusion in the organization’s work and supporting related efforts across the six New England states and New York.