The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education has recognized UMass Amherst as the recipient of the Institutional Excellence Award and Senior Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion Wilmore Webley as a selected fellow in the 2025-26 Academic Diversity Officers Fellows Program.
The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Graduate School, has awarded seven graduate students and six faculty members funding to attend the Annual Future World Changers of the Academy (FWCA) National Conference April 10-13 in Arlington, Virginia.
Co-chairs of the search advisory committee for the dean of the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences Sanjay Raman, dean of the College of Engineering, and Laura Vandenberg, associate vice chancellor and vice provost for research and engagement, announced that three finalists have been identified for the position.
All UMass Amherst faculty members involved in Classroom Equity Action Plan work are invited to participate in either forum, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 3-4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 29, from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Great Hall on the second floor of Old Chapel.
Common Read of David Yeager’s 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People
Last fall, my office collaborated with the Office of Faculty Development (OFD) to distribute a recent book by UT Austin Psychologist David Yeager which is based on his research on how to motivate young people.
I am excited to welcome new and returning students to campus this week and to support you in your work with them. Your engagement and contributions are key ingredients to creating the learning culture that will continue to fuel our collective success. I would like to take this opportunity to provide some information and important reminders regarding operational and regulatory policies and practices related to instruction.
Registration is open for the Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) and Strategies and Tactics for Retention through Inclusive Promotion Evaluation (STRIPE) workshops, both of which begin in February and run through April.
Coles, associate professor of social justice education in the College of Education, and Musah, assistant professor of building and construction technology in the College of Natural Sciences, have been named members of the 2025 NSC Faculty Fellowship by the New England Board of Higher Education.