Report on the Meeting Between Student Negotiators and UMass Amherst Administration, May 7, 2024
Given what I witnessed on May 7–8, I must conclude that the Chancellor engaged in...
Palestine
UMass Student Government Votes No Confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes
University of Massachusetts Student Government Association (SGA) overwhelmingly supported a resolution of no confidence in...
Colson Whitehead Withdraws as UMass Commencement Speaker
Author Colson Whitehead has informed the University of Massachusetts Amherst that he is withdrawing as...
Updated: Many Arrested at UMass as Police Dismantle Second Pro-Palestinian Encampment
Editor’s note: We will add to this story and links to additional reporting as new...
Opinion: I Was Present at the UMass Police Action and It Was Disgraceful
Here is my personal account of yesterday’s police intervention at UMass. I arrived at the...
Opinion: “Be Revolutionary” But Don’t Set up Tents in Protest of Genocide
The State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) “highly trained in defensive tactics, use of...
Opinion: Why I Am Not Calling the Police on My Students’ Encampment
The president of Wesleyan University explains why he’s allowing pro-Palestinian protesters to pitch tents on...
UMass People’s Assembly Continues Protests in Support of Palestine, Divestment, and Free Speech
Following the dismantling of a student encampment on the University’s South Lawn early Tuesday morning...
UMass Students Establish Encampment in Support of Palestine
By Art and Maura Keene Editor’s note: because of draconian punishments (see also here and...
Opinion: Day 2 -People’s University for Gaza at UMass
Today, April 30, was day 2 of the Peoples’ University for Gaza at UMass Amherst....
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: This Week, Catching Up
There were a lot of events worth following in Amherst during the two weeks that...
Dear Reader
By Art and Maura Keene Notes on This Issue This week we introduce a new...