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UMass will lead regional transportation research center
04-13-2023 1:18 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Traffic fatalities were up more than 10% year-over-year nationally in 2021, as the per-mile rate of deaths for Black and Hispanic Americans remains much higher than the per-mile rate of deaths for white Americans. Those of low socioeconomic...


Soccer star Briana Scurry named UMass commencement speaker
04-11-2023 4:48 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — National Soccer Hall of Fame goalkeeper Briana Scurry, a 1993 University of Massachusetts graduate who led UMass to a Final Four that year, will be the keynote speaker at the UMass commencement next month.Considered a trailblazer for African...


UMass rally calls for end to campus police, ensuring housing for 900 students without it
04-06-2023 3:12 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Student activists are calling for the abolition of police at the University of Massachusetts, while directing campus leaders to put more resources toward ensuring that 900 or so students who have yet to obtain housing for this fall — and who...


‘We need each one of you’: UMass ceremony welcomes 230 freshly minted and appreciative citizens
04-04-2023 10:26 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As a single mother of five living in the United States for 24 years, Fathima Shaifdeen has long wanted to become a U.S. citizen, but had that opportunity delayed by five years when she returned to Sri Lanka to care for her ailing...


‘Servant leader’ Javier Reyes ready to take helm of UMass flagship
04-03-2023 6:05 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Incoming University of Massachusetts Chancellor Javier Reyes is aiming to keep the flagship campus — which he said was already excelling under its current leadership — a place students want to attend for its strong academics and an...


UMass unveils new seal, brand mark ‘M’ for flagship
03-31-2023 2:15 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst has unveiled a new seal featuring the spire of the Old Chapel and a new brand mark designed to give the flagship Amherst campus its own identity within the University of Massachusetts system.The...


Comerford, Domb weigh in against UMass move to privatize union jobs
03-29-2023 3:13 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst’s legislative delegation at the State House is offering support to unions at the University of Massachusetts fighting a reorganization plan in which about 100 employees who work in Advancement Services would be moved to the private...


UMass officers accused of excessive force in restraining student cleared
03-28-2023 3:19 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two University of Massachusetts police officers who arrested a student on Commonwealth Avenue near the Mullins Center last November, an action that came under scrutiny by the campus administration for potential use of excessive force and...


UMass’ Isenberg school nets $20M gift, largest in business school’s history
03-16-2023 3:11 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A $20 million donation that is the largest cash gift in the history of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts will go toward attracting and retaining top-tier faculty, supporting research and enhancing...


Amherst, UMass authorities regroup after mass partying
03-08-2023 4:12 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Classes running later into the spring at the University of Massachusetts and graduation at the end of May for the first time in 14 years means many students will be staying in Amherst for more warm weather weekends.Since the change in the...


Super fans hit the road: Minutewomen enthusiasts catching A-10 tourney
03-03-2023 3:04 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As regulars at University of Massachusetts women’s basketball games, Gabe Reif and his daughter, Cassie Reif Matoney, are among those who have become well acquainted with the players on a team that this weekend aims to win back-to-back...


‘Rising star’ Javier Reyes confirmed as next UMass chancellor
02-16-2023 3:47 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH AMHERST — Moments after a unanimous vote Thursday morning by the University of Massachusetts board of trustees naming him the chancellor-elect for the flagship campus, Javier Reyes offered his appreciation for being selected in both...


UMass president recommends Reyes to be flagship’s next chancellor
02-15-2023 2:08 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Javier Reyes, the interim chancellor at the University of Illinois Chicago since July, is being recommended as the next chancellor at the flagship campus for the University of Massachusetts.UMass President Marty Meehan announced Wednesday...


Final decision on new chancellor in hands of trustees, UMass president
02-14-2023 11:59 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Javier Reyes, interim chancellor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and Paul Tikalsky, dean of The College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology at Oklahoma State University, are the finalists to replace Kumble Subbaswamy, who is...


UMass Amherst chancellor finalist Javier Reyes visits from University of Illinois-Chicago
02-13-2023 7:13 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — In becoming a top-tier research institution, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has much to be proud of, says Javier Reyes, who is interested in becoming the university’s next chancellor.“What UMass Amherst has accomplished in the last...


UMass Amherst chancellor finalist Paul Tikalsky visits from Oklahoma State University
02-13-2023 7:09 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Should Paul Tikalsky be selected as the next chancellor for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he would strive to continue the campus’s growing reputation for academic excellence.“You don’t have to rebuild anything,” Tikalsky said...


John Bracey, a pioneer in Black studies at UMass, dies at 81
02-06-2023 8:17 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — John Bracey, a pioneer in Black studies and founding member of the W.E.B Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, died over the weekend at 81, according to the university.Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy...


UMass search panel names 2 chancellor finalists
02-01-2023 4:32 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two higher education leaders from the Midwest are finalists to succeed Kumble R. Subbaswamy as chancellor at the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts In an email to the campus community Wednesday, search committee Chairman...


UMass hits pause on pavilion project for workers after outcry from neighbors
01-31-2023 7:06 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts is pausing a plan to build a pavilion as a tribute to its workers on the outskirts of campus on the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Renaissance Studies property, responding to outcries from residents who cherish...


‘The door opener’: Longtime University Museum of Contemporary Art Director Loretta Yarlow to step down
01-30-2023 9:11 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — After nearly 18 years at the helm of the largest art gallery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Loretta Yarlow will step down from the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at the end of June.Yarlow, who came to the Valley...

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