UMass tweaks policy language to temper the university’s stance on DEI
With a new administration in Washington, D.C., the university has taken steps to comply with executive orders that target the ...
He made a half-court shot for $10K. He got paid only after a viral protest.
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst student thought he won a basketball shooting contest, but his foot on the line ...
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UMass Stonewall Center head: Trump actions targeting trans students and others ‘very difficult’
The new Trump administration has issued multiple executive orders and policy changes targeting what it considers “gender ...
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UMass opens multipurpose space in downtown Amherst
UMass Downtown is a campus information center offering retail, event and meeting options as well as evening lectures, ...
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Embracing used clothing: UMass students finding success with new thrift, consignment shop
A consignment store to serve college campuses, offering inexpensive clothes and low-priced household items, was an idea ...
Harvard University sued for paying workers only once a month: ‘Withholding… millions of dollars’
Harvard University is the latest local school that has been slapped with a lawsuit for reportedly paying its employees only ...
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Sharing life lessons: Local college athletes, others participate in Wildwood School’s annual African-American Read-In day
Before local and school celebrities took time out of their day to read stories to classes at Wildwood School this week, two ...
UMass Amherst awards $10k prize to college student after basketball contest controversy
Lee says UMass staff reviewed the footage before they sent it off to the insurance company and noticed he put his foot on the ...
UMass Lowell reaches ‘prestigious’ R1 distinction, indicating high research activity
The University of Massachusetts Lowell has just joined sister schools UMass Boston and UMass Amherst as a designated R1 school, the top classification for research activity. The Carnegie Foundation, ...
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UMass Downtown Opens in Amherst
UMass Downtown, a multi-purpose retail, event, and meeting satellite space in downtown Amherst, opened on Feb. 11 at 108 North Pleasant St., in the town’s central business district. […] ...