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Seniors write six-word memoirs

Commonwealth Honors College seniors were asked to summarize their college experiences in six words. Graduating BDIC major Ana Debora Dechtiar summarized her time at UMass with a winning six-word memoir that will be recognized at Friday’s Celebration of Excellence. Read more...

College celebrates 10th anniversary

Building on the long history of honors education at UMass Amherst, Commonwealth Honors College marked its tenth anniversary with a four-day celebration April 22-25. Read more...

Experts deliver Daffodil Lectures

As part of Commonwealth Honors College's inaugural Daffodil Lectures on Sustainability and the Environment, four experts not only described the state of the global climate but also in articulated ways in which humans can mitigate the problem. Read more...

600 present at research conference

Commonwealth Honors College hosted the 16th annual undergraduate research conference at UMass Amherst on April 23. Over 600 students, representing 20 of Massachusetts's public colleges and university campuses, presented their research and creative projects. Read more...

Alum selected as award finalist

Honors alum Peter DiGiammarino'75 has been named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® award in Greater Washington D.C.

Heller releases third book of poetry

Commonwealth Honors College lecturer and advisor Yehudit Heller has authored a third book of poetry. The collection of poems was published in Hebrew and released in Jerusalem last month. Translated to English, the book is entitled Pacing on a Thread of Water.

DiFulvio speaks on BASICS program

Faculty member Gloria DiFulvio, along with Diane Fedorchak, program director of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention Services (BASICS) at University Health Services, spoke at the conference "Evaluating Community-Based Risk Prevention Programs for Youth."

Board chair wins alumni service award

Melvin Howard '57, was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Service Award by the UMass Amherst Alumni Association in a ceremony at the Massachusetts State House on April 14.

Wolfson wins student choice award

Assistant Professor Kim Wolfson was presented with the Residential First-Year Experience Student Choice Award in a ceremony held at the Marriot Center of the Campus Center on April 12.

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