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Joya Misra appointed Director of ISSR

Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, has been appointed Director of the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) for a three-year term effective September 1, 2019. More >

Faculty

Maggie Freleng '11 on finding her passion

“It was actually amazing, with how big of a school it was, and still I felt I had this very small community of people in the journalism department that were around to always help you and answer questions and really want you to do better.”  More >

Alumni

Social Science Matters

We are home to a broad range of approaches to social science, from purely theoretical and interpretive, to qualitative and quantitative research methods.  Our priority is to ensure that this exciting social science research connects with the public while showing the relevance of the social sciences to everyday lives and policy.

 

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Doctoral student awarded Arctic Research Grant

Adam Netzer Zimmer, doctoral student in Anthropology, has been awarded a Fulbright-National Science Foundation Arctic Research Grant to study the process of medical schools‘ cadaver acquisition in Iceland.  More >

Students

SBS Senior Celebration

May 11, 2019 - 1:00 to 2:30 P.M., Mullins Center, UMass Amherst | The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences will conduct its Senior Celebration on Saturday, May 11th. Each senior's name will be announced by department, and photographs will be taken while the graduates receive their medals and shake hands with College leaders. More >

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