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Institute for Social Science Research at UMass Amherst. Interdisciplinary hub for new ideas, research design, methods training/consultation, and grant support. Learn more: www.umass.edu/social-science-resear…

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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The second ISSR workshop, Click, Organize, Code: Your First Steps in MAXQDA, is Friday! This 2-hour hands-on workshop introduces you to the essentials of working with MAXQDA 24, a powerful tool for analyzing qualitative and mixed-methods data. Registration & details: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The first ISSR methodology workshop, Introduction to NVIVO: The Basics, starts next week! Participants will learn best practices for preparing and managing research materials before creating and organizing a new NVivo project. Get more information and sign up now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
See our work in 2024-2025! Read ISSR's latest Annual Report and our contributions across campus: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us tomorrow for a session designed to put you on solid ground for landing and managing your research funding at any level, and share novel ideas from the ISSR grants support team and peers. Faculty from SBS and all other schools and departments are invited! RSVP www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Graphic promoting the SBS Faculty Grants Summit hosted by ISSR.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The 2026–27 UMass Amherst Feinberg Series explores the global history of oligarchy and the popular movements that have resisted it. The series launches Sept 28. Join us! Scan the QR code for more information and registration. Presented by the UMass History Department
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Canada hires away nearly 50 US scholars File under: brain drain; academic freedom www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities (Gift Article)
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Congratulations to Lucinda Canty (Nursing), Jessica Boakye (Engineering), Cherise Hamblin (UMass Chan Medical School) and Jessica Pearlman (ISSR) on receiving funding to advance women’s health research, strengthen scientific collaboration, and expand shared biomedical resources across Massachusetts!
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 11/08/2026
Opinion | Linda McMahon’s Trojan Horse Don’t kid yourself: This administration is not letting up its attacks on higher ed. By Brian Rosenberg: bit.ly/4fY8aFa #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
A close-up photo of U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sitting among other members of President Trump's cabinet during a July 2026 cabinet meeting.
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 07/08/2026
As foundations and universities retreat from supporting the university-based humanities, the right-wing swoops in and takes control of humanities teaching and research: see UTAustin’s hiring spree in its right-wing humanities institute, created by R’s in TX leg
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
There is still time to enroll. Sign up and secure your spot! Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Learning Data Analysis with MAXQDA introduces participants to MAXQDA for qualitative data analysis, guiding them through the full workflow of managing, coding, exploring, and visualizing qualitative data.
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College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UMass Amherst @sbs-umass.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Congrats to the students and faculty in the Institute for Social Science Research's Summer Experience program! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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Faculty/Undergraduate Summer Experience in Social Science Research : Institute for Social Science Research : UMass Amherst
ISSR announced an opportunity to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experience in social science research while supporting faculty in developing grant proposals.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
ISSR announced an opportunity to provide undergrads with hands-on experience in social science research while supporting faculty in developing grant proposals. Congratulations to Madison Van Uitert, Tanvi Soni, Ananya Ganguly, and Morgan Yap!
Headshots of Madison Van Uitert, Tanvi Soni, Ananya Ganguly, and Morgan Yap.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
There's still time to enroll for our last set of methodology training workshops in July! Get more information and registration: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 14/05/2026
Canvas's outage last week validated years of faculty anxiety about higher education's dependence on private tech vendors. Most say the likely response is a new vendor, not a new approach. chroni.cl/4nppCpi
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The Canvas Hack Confirmed Some Professors’ Fears. It Likely Won’t Change Anything.
Last week’s widespread Canvas outage validated years of faculty anxiety about higher ed’s dependence on private tech vendors. Most say the likely response is a new vendor, not a new approach.
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Burcu Baykurt @baykurt.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Join us on Tuesday at 1 pm (CST)/2 pm (EST), if you're available, to launch my book! Register at umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ucpress.bsky.social @sbs-umass.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Smart as a City: A Book Release Day Talk by Burcu Baykurt. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for a presentation by Burcu Baykurt, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as she discusses her book, Smart as a City: The Politics of Test-Bed Urban...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Last week, Briana N. Doering (University of Wyoming) delivered a talk on bone working and sewing practices in Alaska in support of her mentorship of ISSR Scholar Anna Antoniou (Anthropology). We've added a video of this talk to our website: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Happy Founders Day! We are set up in the Olver Design Building. Swing by and say hello, grab some ISSR swag!
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Next Tuesday! This talk will provide examples of bone tools and needles recovered from a 13,000-year-old archaeological residence in central Alaska, and explore how they shed light on the lives of the first women in the Americas. Register now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Join us, Friday, May 8th, for an engaging 11 am to 4 pm Five College Symposium on Community-Based Teaching and Research. Breakfast, Lunch, and Reception included. Free registration. Share widely! Community members, community organizations, faculty, staff, and students are welcome.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Thank you to everyone who attended our final Funding Thursday session of the semester! We will be back in the fall with new workshops to help you in your funding journey.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I am broken-hearted at the terrible news that my alma mater, @hampshirecollege.bsky.social, after 56 yrs, is closing. Its death is a victory for conformism, for corporatism, for higher education's dull love of hierarchy & status. It's a grievous defeat for imagination & experimentation.
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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A new study by the Donahue Institute offers warnings about the economic headwinds the state is facing due to federal funding cuts, notes the @DailyHampGaz amherstbulletin.com/2026/04/08/repo…
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Report: Warning signs for Mass. research economy - Amherst Bulletin
AMHERST — Reductions in federal funding for research and development could negatively impact the Massachusetts economy for at least a decade, according to a new study released by the University of Mas...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Head over to the ISSR website and check out the roster of methodology workshops offered this summer. Enrollment is now open! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
List of ISSR methodology workshops offered summer 2026
May 26-27, Introduction to R: Data Management
May 28-29, An Introduction to Focus Groups
June 2-3, Web Scraping in Python
June 2-4, Introduction to NVIVO: Uploading, Coding, and Analyzing Qualitative Data (workshop 1)List of ISSR methodology workshops offered this summer
June 9-10, Web Scraping with R
June 9, 11-12, Photovoice: Visual Elicitation Meets Participatory Action Research
June 15-17, Introduction to NVIVO: Uploading, Coding, and Analyzing Qualitative Data (workshop 2)
June 15-17, Getting Started with Social Network Analysis
June 25, Introduction to Survey DesignList of ISSR methodology workshops offered this summer
June 29-July 1, Introduction to GIS
July 14-15, Qualitative Research Design and Methods
July 21-24, Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Learning Data Analysis with MAXQDA
July 25, Introduction to Qualitative Interviewing
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The Institute for Social Science Research is pleased to announce the selection of the 2026-2027 ISSR Scholars. This year's cohort brings an especially strong focus to vital questions in public policy, democrat inclusion, and public opinion. Learn more: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
Images of the new ISSR Scholars 2026-2027 cohort, featuring seven scholars at UMass Amherst.
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Jason Kamilar @jasonkamilar.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Excited and honored to be named a AAAS Fellow! www.umass.edu/news/article... @sbs-umass.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social
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Four UMass Amherst Researchers Honored with Election to American Association for the Advancement of Science | UMass Amherst
Agriculture biotechnologist Om Parkash Dhankher, chemist Dhandapani Venkataraman, anthropologist Jason Kamilar and computer scientist Beverly Park Woolf all receive the prestigious scientific honor fo...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
ISSR Scholars Mentor talk tomorrow, 3/11! This talk will introduce key concepts and analytics for diagnosing the adaptive and transformative capacity of complex governance systems. Join us in-person or online at 11 am! Register now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This Thursday, March 12 | Applying Theory to Qualitative Theory This workshop will provide you with a straightforward applicable understanding of how to match your research question to a theory. Register now! www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UMass Amherst @sbs-umass.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Webinar tomorrow, 3/10! “War with Iran: International and Domestic Implications" will bring together experts to discuss political, legal and humanitarian consequences. Tuesday, 3/10, 4pm ET on Zoom: umass-amherst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Webinar: "War with Iran: International and Domestic Implications,” will take place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 on Zoom. With Charli Carpenter, Sohail Hashmi, David Mednicoff, and Jamie Rowen.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Join us on Thursday on preparing for sabbaticals. Faculty from the humanities and social sciences will share how they planned to get the most out of their time away. Attendees will be equipped with tools to plan purposeful, well-resourced sabbaticals that position them for their next career chapter.
Funding Thursdays graphic promoting the sixth session Planning for Sabbaticals: Fellowships, Funding, and Future-oriented Thinking
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Today at 4pm at Old Chapel, UMass Amherst! Invite your students, colleagues, and friends to attend an expert panel debate the pros and cons of universal voting policies.
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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
excited to share that I am *officially running* to represent Massachusetts state employees on the MA public pension board! I'm running because public pensions are *ours* and should serve the interests of state workers and our communities I'm endorsed by @massteacher.bsky.social www.mapension.com
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umasseduc.bsky.social @umasseduc.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Professors Denise Ives and Kysa Nygreen have released the latest issue of Equity & Excellence in Education, featuring a new section they have launched with the article, “On Academic Freedom and Autocratic Breakthrough.” Read here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JST7A...
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Happy first day of Spring classes! ISSR is here to assist you on research and funding journey. Our first Funding Thursday session of the semester is one week from today on Data Management Plans, an important aspect of grant writing. Get more information and RSVP: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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Funding (Fridays on) Thursdays Session 5: Data Management Plans : Institute for Social Science Research : UMass Amherst
Along with the project description, most proposals require a mind-numbing assortment of appendices. This session will provide models and help you complete the data management plan for a proposal submi...
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Congressman Stephen F. Lynch @lynch.house.gov · 02/02/2026
This month, we acknowledge the long struggle and celebrate the hard-earned victories in the course of Black History in our nation. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words frequently remind us, the work continues for all of us.
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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If you're paying for daycare, eldercare or long-term medical care, inflation is rising much faster for you. In this piece for Dollars & Sense, Prof. Emerita Nancy Folbre @umassissr.bsky.social explains why. www.dollarsandsense.org/the-u-s-car…
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The U.S. Care Affordability Crisis
Cuts in government spending and deportation threats against the workforce have sent costs soaring in daycare, eldercare, and long-term medical care.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Happy first day of Spring classes! ISSR is here to assist you on research and funding journey. Our first Funding Thursday session of the semester is one week from today on Data Management Plans, an important aspect of grant writing. Get more information and RSVP: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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Funding (Fridays on) Thursdays Session 5: Data Management Plans : Institute for Social Science Research : UMass Amherst
Along with the project description, most proposals require a mind-numbing assortment of appendices. This session will provide models and help you complete the data management plan for a proposal submi...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Why do tech billionaires want server farms in orbit? So that they don't have to deal with communities trying to defend their energy grids, water supplies and well being: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
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Why tech billionaires dream of servers in the sky
Behind the hopes for artificial general intelligence is the desire for a world without obligations to governments, workers or fellow citizens
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The scale and speed of state censorship of campus really is amazing. More than half of America's college students attend institutions in states that have passed laws censoring higher education since 2021. From @penamerica.bsky.social pen.org/report/ameri...
Map of state higher ed restrictions
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Join us for the first Funding Thursday workshop this semester! This session will provide models and help you complete the data management plan for a proposal submission. Our guest speaker @jenchaput.bsky.social will help you create a plan to keep your project data safe, secure, and well-organized.
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Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I'll be speaking today at 4pm on this webinar about international law and the Venezuela raid that captured Maduro. Register here to join and listen: www.umass.edu/news/article...
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UMass Amherst Experts to Examine Law, Politics of US Intervention in Venezuela | UMass Amherst
The public is invited to attend the Jan. 20 webinar which will feature faculty members from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Prof. Emeritus Nancy Folbre @umassissr.bsky.social explains how we need to do a better job explaining the public benefits of investment in human capabilities, including the care of people experiencing illness, frailty, or disability. www.commondreams.org/opinion/empl... via @commondreams.org
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Will Employers Invest in Our Kids? An Interview with Nancy Folbre | Common Dreams
​Children are getting more expensive for parents even as investment in future workers is becoming less cost-effective for employers. What should be done about it?
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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In one hour, oral arguments begin at the SCOTUS on the two cases contesting the rights of transgender athletes to participate in school-sponsored sports. They will be live-streamed here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen... With hope and a broken heart, I will listen. Bravest youth you’ll know.
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UMass ISSR @umassissr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Tuesday, Jan. 20 | Register for a webinar featuring UMass SBS faculty with expertise on Venezuelan politics, Latin American politics, and international and domestic law to make sense of the recent military incursion and arrest of Nicholas Maduro. Register now: www.umass.edu/social-scien...
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/01/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said. That is called murder when they do that. Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 19/12/2025
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
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Haley Norris @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We've been working as quickly as possible to get information out to folks so they can take action re: HHS rules against trans youth health care. Here's my latest guide for those who want to submit a public comment! www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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How To Submit Public Comments To Oppose Proposed Rules Restricting Transgender Health Care Access
Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can help fight the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict federal funding for transgender health care for youth. This toolkit deta...
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College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UMass Amherst @sbs-umass.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
☀️ UMass Amherst’s Energy Transition Institute has been awarded nearly $1.2 million by the MA Dept of Energy Resources and the MA Clean Energy Center, supporting community-led energy solutions in Holyoke and graduate student research on energy policy & technology: www.umass.edu/news/article...
Nearly $1.2 Million Awarded to UMass Amherst’s Energy Transition Institute:
The funding will support graduate student research and community-led energy solutions in Holyoke, MA“This move from fossil fuels to renewable sources—how we heat our homes, how we cook—runs through every building that we have,” says Nick Caverly, assistant professor of anthropology at UMass Amherst and co-PI of the Holyoke Community Energy Project.
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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Happy last day of classes for Fall 2025, UMass Amherst! The Libraries are here for you during finals with resources, spaces, services, and study break options. Stop by tomorrow through Friday for free coffee & cookies and button-making!
Snowman decoration with top hat, scarf, smiling face, and buttons. Text: "Finals Fun Fall 2025.

Button Making
December 10-11
W. E. B. Du Bois Library, RECESS: 2-4 p.m.
Science and Engineering Library: 4-6 p.m.

Free Coffee & Cookies
December 10-12, approx. 2 p.m.
Both Libraries

Passive Programming (Coloring, LEGOs, etc.)
December 11-17
Both Libraries."

UMass Amherst Libraries logo.
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