The co-chairs of the search advisory committee for dean of University Libraries, Jackie Urla, dean of the Graduate School, and Tilman Wolf, deputy chancellor for operational and organizational strategies and senior vice provost for academic affairs, have announced that four finalists have been identified for the position.
The gathering will allow faculty members to connect and build new relationships with fellow UMass Amherst faculty and librarians of color in a supportive environment while enjoying an evening filled with great food, drinks, music and conversation.
Dean Laura Haas, who has led the Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences since 2017, shared with campus leadership and the college earlier in the semester her plans to return to the faculty at the end of this academic year. I immensely appreciate Dean Haas’s leadership, accomplishments, and service to the college and to the university at large. She has graciously and planfully provided us with a long runway to conduct a national search for the next dean of the College of Information & Computer Sciences, thereby ensuring a smooth transition in leadership for our students, faculty
Faculty members involved in Classroom Equity Action Plan work are invited to drop in at the upcoming Faculty Forum from 2:30-4 p.m. in Campus Center Room 174-76.
Iradukunda, assistant professor in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, received the Inspiration Award from the AAFPAA, while HFA doctoral student Kara Ireland received a scholarship.
Operational Excellence aims to align our systems, structures, and practices to advance strategic priorities, leverage our community’s diverse talents, support University-wide success, and enhance career opportunities. To achieve this, we will conduct an objective and comprehensive review of our staffing needs related to administrative support strategies, services, and programs within Academic Affairs and central administrative functions.
The Office of the Provost, in partnership with the Academic Affairs Staff Advisory Council (AASAC), has announced the inaugural Provost Awards in appreciation and recognition of the critical work of the university’s staff members in Academic Affairs.
UMass Amherst has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Delphi Award by the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, in partnership with the American Association of Colleges & Universities. As a winner of the award, the university will receive $15,000 to continue its work to support non-tenure-track faculty in promoting student success.
Strategic Partnerships to Advance Research and Creative activity (SPARC)
SPARC is a major investment of $800,000 aimed at supporting interdisciplinary research and creative activities at UMass Amherst. SPARC grants will build upon and strengthen our existing campus strengths such as data science, health and wellbeing, social justice and equity, sustainability and the environment, and technology, arts, and society, as well as other emerging areas at the leading edge of research and innovation.