UMass Amherst has joined with 43 other institutions and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to form an Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. The Action Collaborative aims to achieve targeted, collective action toward evidence-based policies and practices for addressing and preventing all forms of sexual harassment and promoting a culture of civility and respect. 

Jocelyn Tedisky, former director of academic personnel systems and administration, has recently been appointed to the newly created position of assistant provost for academic labor relations and personnel adminstration and will will assume responsibility for contract bargaining and administration for the campus unions representing graduate assistants and postdoctoral researchers.

The Minutemen hockey team advanced to the first Frozen Four in program history with a 4-0 shutout over No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the Northeast Regional Championship on March 30 at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Minutemen, who now hold a program record in wins at 30-9-0, will face West Regional Champion Denver in the national semifinals at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York on Thursday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on on ESPN2, and numerous watch parties are being scheduled on campus, across the Commonwealth and around the country to watch Massachusetts hockey play for a chance at its first national championship.

This summer, UMass Amherst undergraduate and graduate students can apply for housing at the Mount Ida Campus as a convenient way to access internships and co-ops in the Greater Boston area. This opportunity provides an additional resource as faculty and staff work with students to enhance their career preparation.