Opinion: Human Rights Day in Amherst, 2025
Social Injustice Goes Global Where the Global Finally Felt LocalHuman Rights Day in Amherst this...
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Activists Condemn Assault on Academic Freedom at UMass
Student activists supporting justice in Palestine, along with members of the Professional Staff Union and...
There’s a Budget Surplus at UMass. But Austerity Provides A Pretense to Cut Unfavored Programs.
A new report from UMass Amherst Associate Professor of History Kevin Young critiques UMass Amherst’s...
Photo of the Week: The Pavilion at Orchard Hill
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
UMass Amherst Staff Votes No Confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes
Source: UMass Amherst Professional Staff Union Members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Professional Staff Union (PSU)...
As Federal Food Aid Faces Cuts, New UMass Amherst Labor Center Report Shows Nearly Half a Million Massachusetts Workers Rely on SNAP
Source: UMass News and Media With the federal government reopened after a weeks-long shutdown that...
Journalists at UMass Event Address the Challenges of Reporting During the Second Trump Administration
By Kiera McLaughlin This event was held on Zoom on November 12, 2025, and was...
Crowded Dining Halls and Forced Triples: Is UMass Growing Too Fast?
UMass Leadership Doesn’t View Overcrowding as a Problem, But Students Disagree. The following article appeared...
Photo of the Week: UMass Design Build Small House
The students of the UMass Architecture Department, under the direction of Professor Carl Fiocchi and...
UMass Lists Resources for Olympia Place Fire Victims and Info on How to Help
The apartment fire at Olympia Drive last weekend left 232 residents, mostly UMass students, without...
Town Manager Declares State of Emergency Following Olympia Place Fire
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman declared a State of Emergency due to the ongoing...
UMass Professional Staff Union Protests Low Wages and Stalled Contract Negotiations in Leadup To No Confidence Vote in Chancellor Reyes
Source: UMass Professional Staff Union It has been 500 days since staff members represented by...