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Office of Equity and Inclusion to Host 2020 March on Washington Event with John Bracey and Jonathan Kermah
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Jonathan Kermah, a 2020 graduate, will be interviewing John Bracey, professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 in a live podcast about his experience participating in the 1963 March on Washington. 

Virtual March on Washington logo with Bracey and Kermah
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Recent Graduate to be Sworn in as Mayor of Gardner
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Michael Nicholson, a 2016 Commonwealth Honors College graduate, will be inaugurated as the mayor of Gardner, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, July 14. 

Michael Nicholson
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Nutrition Alumna, Doctoral Student Lead NIH Public Health Careers Panel
Monday, June 22, 2020

Nutrition Ph.D. alumna Sharmin Hossain moderated a panel on public health careers as part of the 13th Annual NIH Career Symposium, which was held in virtual format this year. The panel also included current nutrition doctoral student Ruthfirst Ayande.

Left to right: Sharmin Hossain and Ruthfirst Ayande
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UMass Amherst Enters into Collaboration with The Ken Blanchard Companies To Offer Online Management Training Workshops
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

UMass Amherst and The Ken Blanchard Companies have entered a strategic collaboration to provide a new online learning experience for professional development.

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Valerie Young Presents ‘Understanding and Combatting Impostor Syndrome’
Thursday, May 14, 2020

On Wednesday, May 27, from 2:30-4 p.m., the Graduate School will host a webinar on “imposter syndrome” featuring Valerie Young, internationally-known expert, author and UMass alumna.

Valerie Young
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In Memoriam: Ben Doherty, Former UMass Trustee
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Bernard (Ben) Joseph Doherty, UMass Amherst alumnus and former trustee, died April 11 from COVID-19 complications at the age of 83. 

Ben Doherty
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Two UMass Employees, Five Other Alumni Named to BusinessWest’s 40 Under 40
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Two UMass Amherst employees and five other alumni have been named to BusinessWest’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.

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Two Public Policy Students Receive Philip Hertz Scholarship Awards
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Two students were honored for their dedication to public service at the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy’s virtual celebration of its class of 2020 on May 7. Olivia Laramie and Jessica Sizer received Philip Hertz Scholarship Awards, established in 2004 by alumnus George Hertz, ’69, MPA ’73, an emeritus member of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences advisory board, in honor of his father, Philip Hertz, a lifelong public servant. 

Olivia Laramie (left) and Jessica Sizer (right)
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Rana Zoe Mungin, MFA Graduate, Dies from COVID-19 Complications
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

With profound sadness, the English Department writes to acknowledge the tragic passing of an important and recent alum of our MFA program and educator in our Writing Program, Rana Zoe Mungin, known in the program as Zoe.

Rana Zoe Mungin
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Ben Affleck, Governor Charlie Baker, Rachel Maddow and More Celebrate UMass Amherst Class of 2020 in Unique Virtual Celebration
Friday, May 8, 2020

For the first time in its history, UMass Amherst today held a virtual Commencement celebration to honor its graduating class of 6,600 students. The Class of 2020 persevered through a difficult final semester, completing their studies remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were hailed in a streaming video presentation viewed on the UMass website and as a Facebook Live event.

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