UMass Amherst student suing school over 1st Amendment rights can return to campus, judge orders

UMass cannot suspend a student for exercising his constitutional right to peaceful protest. Universities that silence dissent ...

UMass professional union sets contract vote after 600 days of talks yield raises

AMHERST — The 2,400-member UMass Professional Staff Union is expected to ratify a new contract this week after more than 600 days without a labor agreement. “It’s been a really hard fight. It’s a ...
Hoodline

State Health Cuts, GLP-1 Rollback Spark UMass Amherst Uproar

Protesters at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus turned up the volume on Tuesday over a proposed state budget ...

UMass Amherst rebuts claims it violated student’s rights after Gaza protest

A member of the university’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, de Montebello was one of several students protesting ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

UMass union reaches tentative agreement on new contract

A University of Massachusetts union that has been in an extended negotiation over a new contract, after the previous one expired July 1, 2024, may have a tentative agreement ready for ratification.

UMass Amherst restricting dorm guests during Super Bowl weekend

The University of Massachusetts Amherst will be implementing strict guest policies for residence halls during Super Bowl ...

How UMass researchers are working to help the state reach its climate, energy goals

Students and faculty with backgrounds in the physical and social sciences are working in Holyoke to design an energy system ...
WAMC

UMass study explores how Massachusetts workers use SNAP benefits to feed their families - and now new restrictions could trigger social, economic disruption

This year’s historic government shutdown put a spotlight on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP - the means by which millions of Americans facing food insecurity put food on the ...