Choosing the right bachelor's degree completion program is a big decision. Our free in-person information sessions and webinars can help by providing you with information and guidance, and giving you the opportunity to ask questions and get advice. Led by an experienced UWW staff member who Read More…
Over the last four decades, the UMass Amherst University Without Walls has had many couples complete their bachelor's degrees hand in hand. With Valentine's Day upon us, we'd like to introduce you to two of our couples! First, meet TJ and Larain Budka. Together for six year and counting, they live Read More…
Winner of the Misty Bassi Scholarship, 37 year old mom, walking companion and personal chef Frances Idlebrook of Brookline, MA is making it happen for herself and her daughter. Her concentration: Women's Wellness, Nature and Creativity. Her advisor: Karen Stevens. Every non-traditional age Read More…
UMass Amherst University Without Walls faculty member Mitch Boucher, PhD has been interviewed in US News on the topic of how to identify the intellectual leaders in an online course. In How to Find the Smart Kids in an Online Class, US News reporter Kelci Lynn Lucier, says the key is to identify Read More…
The UMass Amherst campus and the UWW office is CLOSED Feb 9 due to a snow storm. This will not affect your online classes. Be in touch with your instructors as soon as possible if you lose power. We safe and be well.
Founder and Lead Designer for the theatrical lighting design firm BlackLight Productions, 43 year old André Allen of Atlanta and New York has a life filled to the brim with shows, tours, online classes, and being a husband and father of three. Here André shares with us his journey from Queens to Read More…
UWW student and Springfield resident Pedro Cotto was featured recently in el Pueblo Latino, the Latino publication of the Springfield Republican. In the article by reporter Elizabeth Roman, Want to finish college? UMass 'University Without Walls' offers undergraduate degrees, takes life experience Read More…
UMass Amherst UWW instructor Sherri VandenAkker, PhD was interviewed on The View on January 23, 2015 about her award-winner documentary My Name Was Bette: The Life and Death of an Alcoholic. The documentary's website describes the film as "a shocking yet moving look at women's alcoholism. The Read More…
39 year old Phillipino-American Marine Corp Veteran, Pacific Ocean surfer, and UWW alumnus Ralph Jaojoco '14 talks about his military career, his life-changing decision to return to school, and how the flexibility of online education made it possible for him to travel between Hawaii, Korea and the Read More…
Join us for this outstanding multi-campus digital simulcast co-sponored by UWW and featuring UWW faculty member Jim Carroll.