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Sheron Rupp: Dialogue with a Collection

The University Gallery at UMASS Amherst is currently featuring the exhibit “Sheron Rupp: Dialogue with a Collection,” the second in a series of annual exhibits.  The exhibit invites artists to study the UMass art collection and organize an exhibit that dialogues their study. To read more, click here.

Visions of Freedom

Visions of Freedom is an event hosted by the Afro-American studies department, wherein the open forum type discussion will center around African American visual arts in the 1960’s and 1970’s.This event will be held at Davis Auditorium in the Springfield Museum, Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 1 pm. To read more, click here.

Junior Year Writing Conference

This year’s Junior Year Writing Conference will be held Friday, December 5th from 10:00AM to 5:00PM in Herter 301. This event features research paper presentations from undergraduate students in their junior year writing intensive courses. For more, click here.

Hampden Gallery:

New England/NewYork/New Talent

This month, in Hampden Gallery, located in the Southwest Residential area, is an art exhibit titled, New England/ New York/ New Talent. This art exhibit is a compilation of pieces completed by various artists from the New England and New York area. Each of these visual artists have painted their souls on a canvas for all to see. New England/New York/New Talent had their opening reception on November 7, and is now open to the public until December 7. Fourteen artists were 

chosen to display their work in the gallery. To read more, click  here.

Catherine Portuges and Film Studies

Catherine Portuges, a French professor, arrived here at the University of Massachusetts initially focused on teaching within the Women’s Studies. Currently, she teaches courses entitled Cinema and Psyche and French Film as well as graduate level seminar in Comparative Literature. Ms. Portuges undertook the responsibility of developing an office wherein film studies has grown into an interdepartmental certificate program with over twenty faculty members over fifteen distinct departments enrolling over 300 students. To read more, click here.

A UMass Student is Named a Davidson Fellow and Receives a $25,000 Scholarship

A 17 year old August Siena Thomas, a senior at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, was recently named a Davidson Fellow and has been awarded a scholarship in the amount of $25,000 to further her studies.  The Davidson Fellows Scholarship is a competition for youths under the age of 18 who have accomplished a substantial exposition in one of seven designated fields. Read more here.

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.

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