Over 130 Arrested During UMass Encampment
Police declared an unlawful assembly, tearing down tents and pushing protesters to the ground at the encampment on May 7.
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Professor Martha Umphrey Prepares for Role as Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Professor Martha Umphrey, incoming chief academic officer at the college, is eager to develop curricular conversations about AI, meet individually with the chairs of each department, and further intertwine the humanities and STEM.
Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Appoints New Superintendent
Dr. E. Xiomara Herman will start as superintendent of the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools (APRS) July 1, following contract negotiations. She comes to western Massachusetts by way of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, amidst unrest in APRS and the former superintendent’s resignation.
Historian Examines the Links Between Evangelicals and Constitutional Originalism
Austin Lee Steelman, a PhD candidate at Stanford, discussed the long-standing affinity between the religious right and originalism, a legal movement which advocates for reading the Constitution according to the framers’ original intent.
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Wednesday, May 8
Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition includes the new Amherst police chief, the Emily Dickinson Museum’s annual poetry walk, and more.
Campus Police Log: May 1 to May 6
The latest installment of the Campus Police Log, from May 1 to May 6, can be found here.
AAS Calls on Trustees to Divest from Israel’s War and Occupation
The resolution proposes creating a committee that would determine the list of companies to divest from. Its passage came amid nationwide student protests over colleges and universities’ financial ties to Israel’s war in Gaza.