View the Solar Eclipse with UMass Astronomy
Source: UMass College of Natural Sciences Please join UMass Amherst Astronomy on April 8, to...
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Letter: How About a Community Impact Fee for Our Colleges and University?
I attended a meeting organized by District 4 Town Councilors, Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub...
Opinion: Amherst’s Dual Crises
Amherst has not one, but two housing crises. One is the scarcity of student housing...
Opinion: What Is the Optimal Housing Density for a Town Like Amherst?
It seems to be conventional wisdom that Amherst, and Massachusetts, and the United States have...
Letter: University Drive Is Well Suited for Housing Expansion. Let’s Do It Well
The following letter was submitted to the Amherst Planning Board on January 29, 2024. Find...
Amherst Celebrates Black History Month
Source: amherstma.gov The Human Rights Commission and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invite...
Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly out of Reach
Gentrification and ‘Rentification’ Threaten Would-be HomebuyersThe Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Area property deed transfers for Jan....
Opinion: The UMass Connection to Amherst Town Government. When Is It a Conflict of Interest?
One of the top reasons for changing to a Town Council form of government was...
Mark the Winter Solstice on December 21 at the UMass Sunwheel
Source: Umass News and Media The public is invited to observe sunrise and sunset on...
Opinion: The Selective Silencing of Campus Speech
“Fears of Violence on Mass. Campuses Are Silencing Many on Israel-Hamas War,” reads a recent...
UMass Police Drop Public Arrest Records
Source: UMass Transformative Justice Coalition In response to pressure from staff, faculty, students, and families...
UMass Amherst Rises to Top 20 Nationally in World University Rankings for Sustainability
Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst rose to the top 20...