Protesters say UTSA restricted their speech at march calling for Gaza ceasefire
The protest remained peaceful despite organizers saying UTSA administrators told them certain chants and words were off limits.
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Danielle R. Holley gives insight on how higher education institutions can improve diversity and inclusion
The annual UMass ADVANCE lecture and awards reception took place on March 27.
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How false depictions in media affect marginalized communities
A woman holds a sign referencing the QAnon conspiracy as supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the Governor's Mansion on November 7, 2020, in St Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/TNS) When social epidemiologist Sharon D. Jones-Eversley speaks about false information circulated through media, she remembers a parable that her mother taught her. In the story, a man lies about another man in their tribe. “And the man who lied, as he got older, he felt really bad about this lie,” Jones-Everlsey explained in a recent Zoom call. Now an older, dying man in the tale, he ...
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Campus Leaders Castañeda, Ashley Participating in State Evaluation of Equity in the Undergraduate Experience
April 6, 2021 Evelyn Ashley Mari Castañeda, dean of the Commonwealth Honors College and professor of communications, and Dean of Students Evelyn Ashley are part of a group of leaders working with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education on its equity agenda. The statewide group was convened by Carlos E. Santiago, commissioner of the Department of Higher Education, and tasked with creating a new guidance document for Massachusetts public higher education called “The New Undergraduate Experience (NUE) in Massachusetts Public Higher Education: Dismantling Barriers, Recognizing Student...
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Chancellor Appoints Flexible Learning Task Force to Extend Reach of UMass Amherst to Both Traditional and Non-traditional Students
March 4, 2021 Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has appointed a Flexible Learning Task Force to develop a strategic plan that advances UMass Amherst’s ability to provide high-quality education to students anywhere and at anytime, a key to both extending the mission of the university and meeting tomorrow’s challenges in the educational marketplace. The task force will be co-chaired by Jim Kurose, distinguished professor ofcomputer science and associate chancellor for partnership and innovation, and Mzamo Mangaliso, associate professor of management. The multi-faceted process will include five...
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