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Former Rep. John W. Olver, Journalist Gail Collins, Get Honorary Degrees at UMass Amherst Undergraduate Commencement on May 9
Monday, April 14, 2014

Former U.S. Rep. John W. Olver and alumna and journalist Gail Collins will receive honorary doctoral degrees at Undergraduate Commencement at UMass Amherst on Friday, May 9. 

State Sen. Marc Pacheco to Discuss Climate Change at UMass Amherst
Monday, April 7, 2014

State Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, chair of the Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, will speak on the Commonwealth’s climate action and future plans on  on Monday, April 14 at 3 p.m. in 203 Morrill Science Center.

Five Teams Compete in Innovation Challenge Finals at UMass Amherst
Monday, March 31, 2014

Five teams of student entrepreneurs will be pitching business plans hoping to win some of the $50,000 in prize money at the finals of the Innovation Challenge at UMass Amherst on Monday, April 7.

UMass Amherst Announces 2014 Sport Management Alumni on the Rise Awards
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Five alumni of the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst have been selected to receive Alumni on the Rise Awards. They are Michael Antolini, Michael Goldstein, Koby Altman, Jeff Wagner and Christopher Starck.

UMass Amherst to Give 2014 Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Awards
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Four University of Massachusetts Amherst sport management alumni will receive the 2014 Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award. The awards are being given to John Martin, Pam Batalis, David Wright and Howard Nuchow.

UMass Amherst Alumnus Derek Khanna to Speak on Developments in Federal Technology Policy
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst and Commonwealth Honors College alumnus Derek Khanna will present a talk on “How to Restore an Innovation Agenda in Washington” on Friday, March 28 at 3 p.m. in the Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall. The lecture is an...
Ashbery and Martin to Headline 50th Anniversary of MFA Program for Poets and Writers
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Ashbery and novelist Valerie Martin, winner of Britain’s Orange Prize, will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Master of Fine Arts Program for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst March 28-29.

UMass Student Journalists Crowd-Fund their Way to NCAA Tournament
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Two sports writers and a photographer from the University of Massachusetts Amherst student newspaper Daily Collegian are currently in Raleigh covering the Minutemen basketball team’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1998, thanks to 124 donors who contributed $5,100 to a crowd-funding campaign the student journalists launched to finance their trip to the Big Dance.

UMass Amherst Leaders Pay Tribute to Late Benefactor Eugene Isenberg
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Eugene M. Isenberg, a longtime benefactor and alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was warmly remembered this week by campus officials who praised his commitment to the university and its School of Management, which was named in his honor in 1997 in recognition of his transformational gift to the school.

Watch Parties, Pre-Game Pep Rally in Raleigh Planned for Minutemen Basketball NCAA Tournament Appearance
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association has announced a number of regional “watch parties” across the country where UMass alumni and fans will be able to come together to watch the Minutemen basketball team tip-off their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998, as well as events in Raleigh, N.C., for fans making the trip to cheer the team on in-person.

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