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On Tuesday, September 24, the UMass Amherst History Department and more than two dozen partners, including the Institute for Social Science Research, launch the 2024-25 Feinberg Series. Organized around the theme What Are Universities For? Struggles for the Soul of Higher Education, the series’s 11 events will bring together students, scholars, and community organizers to trace the historical roots of the political, economic, and ethical crises in higher education and propose solutions for debt-saddled students, resource-starved communities, and others whose lives and futures depend on this

Update: this position has been filled.

We are excited to announce that the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) will be awarding up to 10 fee waivers for graduate students to attend an ISSR-directed methods workshop this summer. 

The National Institutes of Health has reissued a funding opportunity for the Training in Advanced Data Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (TADA-BSSR) program.

The Institute for Social Science Research is pleased to announce the selection of the 2024-25 ISSR Scholars. This year's cohort brings an especially strong focus to vital questions in public policy, democrat inclusion, and public opinion. These six faculty members were selected from a competitive field of applicants, based on the strength and complementarity of their proposals to develop important new research spanning cultural, economic, environmental and political domains.

Update: The position has been filled.

On September 25, ISSR and the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences hosted a Faculty/PI Grants Summit, to present an overview of the UMass grantseeking and award management process for all interested SBS faculty. ISSR Director Jason Kamilar, SBS Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Development Jennifer Lundquist, and the ISSR grant support team shared key milestones and insights to help prospective PIs to successfully manage their grant proposal development. The conversation underscored faculty appreciation of ISSR's grant development services, and demand for post-award grant

ISSR is seeking a great new team member to promote our programming and services in support of the social sciences across the UMass Amherst community - a full time staff position overseeing ISSR's diverse communications pathways and bringing a special focus to expanding the impact of ISSR's grant support services.