Archived News

Creative Economy Project

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts recently completed a project to measure the impact of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and its alumni on the Pioneer Valley. To view the results of the project click here.

UMass Hosts Lectures and Seminars on Black Europeans and "Race" in Europe

In 2008-2009, UMass Amherst will sponsor a W.E.B. DuBois Lecture Series entitled “Race and the New Europe: Black Europeans.” For more, click here.

More From Comparative Literature

Professor N. C. Christopher Couch of Comparative Literature is faculty adviser of the Comic Art Society, a registered student organization at UMass.  On October 18-19, this club hosted a 24-Hour Comic Day, which was attended by over 30 students from UMass and the Five Colleges. To read more, click here.

Crossroads Conference 2008

The 2008 Crossroads Conference was very successful. Organizers Matt Goodwin and Kanchuka Dharmasiri, graduate students in the UMass Comparative Literature Department, said there was a good turn out overall, including undergraduate students and local members of the general public. For more information, click here

Centering Traditions:

The Renaissance Center, A Hub of Varied Information

Amherst, MA – Tuxedo jackets worn by the extremely wealthy inhabitants of New York, originated from the Algonquin word Tuxedo, meaning “wolf”, later the name of a town in New York along the Hudson River. This example of an “American Indian” word transferring into the English language along with many other place names was spotlighted by Rachel Hare Mustin, the featured lecturer for the first of a series of lectures sponsored by the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Study. Read more here.

Central Art Gallery: Nuestras Abuelas

The women of the Latina culture are viewed as strong, powerful, and prominent individuals. Each of these unique women have a story that needs to be told; Stories of their triumphs and stories of their struggles. The art exhibit "Nuestras Abuelas", located in Central Gallery, paints the stories of their lives on a canvas for all to see. For more information, click here.

UMass Hosts Lectures and Seminars on Black Europeans and “Race” in Europe

In 2008-2009, UMass Amherst will sponsor a W.E.B. DuBois Lecture Series entitled “Race and the New Europe: Black Europeans.” Supported by the Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts’ “Visioning” program and co-sponsored by many departments and programs from the Five Colleges. For more information click here.

Crossroads Conference 2008

The Organization of Graduate Students in Comparative Literature (OGSCL), with the help of faculty, has organized the 2008 Crossroads Conference, to be held October 10-12.  Forty graduate students from all over the country have been invited to bring their own perspectives and specializations to this momentous event. For more information, click here.

Upcoming Events at the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies

The Renaissance Center in celebration of its 10th anniversary is hosting many events for the community this fall.  The center is a research facility owned by the University of Massachusetts Amherst providing resources in literature and culture from the Early Modern Period (c. 1400-1700). For more information click here.

Fourteen New Faculty Hired

This fall the College of Humanities and Fine Arts welcomed fourteen new faculty members.To meet our newest faculty members click here.