Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy with student graduate
Undergraduate Commencement 2021 student graduates
AMHERST, Mass. – At today’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass ice hockey
Coach Greg Carvel shared with graduates some of his maxims for success with the 2021 national champion men’s hockey team, including daring to make bold decisions, developing a strong identity and treating others with dignity and respect.
Carvel delivered the keynote commencement address at four smaller, socially distanced commencement ceremonies for a total of 6,400 enthusiastic graduates who received their bachelor’s degrees in front of family and friends at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium under sunny skies.
Graduates celebrate resilience, solidarity and purpose
May 13, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – The Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conferred 2,016 advanced degrees this afternoon at a Commencement ceremony at the Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus.
Graduates and their guests gathered late this afternoon for the commencement ceremony, which was moved outdoors this year due to COVID-19 safety protocols. A photo tribute to the graduates was also part of the ceremony.
Student speakers Alisha Jean-Denis and Ellen Smithline spoke during the 45-minute ceremony, which also included brief remarks by UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy.
The chancellor said, “Each one of you, through proficiency in your discipline and an understanding of its value to the world, are prepared to seek out new solutions, push the bounds of knowledge, and pursue the truth. And when misinformation and willful ignorance are countered with well-informed, critical th
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AMHERST Britainy “Story” Young had to drop out of college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2010 because she could not afford it. Now enrolled again, she expects to owe $86,000 when she graduates next May and she has little hope of paying it off in full.
Jennifer DeCarolis of Florence graduated from Keene State College in New Hampshire in 2005 with $40,000 in debt. To make ends meet, she moved in with her grandparents and never moved out. She still lives in their home, even now that they have passed away, and continues to pay off her debt 10 years after graduating.
UMass receives $1.2M donation for psychology professorship
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Robert S. Feldman, senior advisor to Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy at University of Massachusetts Amherst, and his wife Katherine E. Vorwerk. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican)
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AMHERST Robert S. Feldman says he and his wife would have preferred to remain anonymous, but the advantages of letting people know about their gift outweighed the quality of humility.
“We were ambivalent about making our names public, but we were encouraged to let other people know this happened. It might serve as an example that would cause others to donate, too,” Feldman said after he and his wife, Katherine E. Vorwerk, committed $1.225 million to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst partners on COVID-19 vaccine clinic
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The Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst partnered with the Holtzman Medical Group to launch a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at its Newton site.
The clinic, currently scheduled to be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Feb. 1 through at least March 19, will administer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals.
Currently, the commonwealth is in Phase Two of vaccine distribution. All eligible individuals must schedule an appointment in advance for the vaccine at http://holtzmanmedical.org/covid19. Registrants do not need to be patients of the medical practice or affiliated with UMass.