In a recent essay, David Moloney 鈥15 recalls being pepper-sprayed in the face on his last day of training for a job as a correctional officer at the largest county jail in New Hampshire. It was part鈥, Q: How did your jobs, first at Tewksbury Hospital working with the mentally ill and then at the Hillsborough County jail, affect you, and why did you quit to return to school?, A:, I quit at the mental hospital because I was starting to go a little crazy myself. I sat on the couch for three or four months feeling sorry for myself until my (future) wife said, 鈥淕et a job, or鈥, Q: What did you learn from Andre Dubus that has influenced your writing and teaching?, A:, Andre made me really focus on characters. He always said, 鈥淵ou can have an idea for a story, but if a character tells you, 鈥楴o, that鈥檚 not my story 鈥 this is my story,鈥 you have to listen to the鈥, Q: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your book launch and teaching?, A:, It鈥檚 been probably the worst time in recent history, other than right after 9/11, to release a book. I had 15 readings at bookstores, literary festivals, UMass Lowell and Brown University scheduled鈥, Q: How did you get involved with Changing Lives Through Literature?, A:, Jean Trounstine was one of my first professors at Middlesex, and we became very close because of our experience in corrections. She had worked for years inside the state women鈥檚 prison in Framingham鈥, Q: What are you writing now?, A:, I just finished the draft of a new book of short stories that all take place along the Merrimack River. None of the characters in the stories overlap. The stories are linked through setting: They鈥
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UMass Dartmouth recently announced that Dr. Paula Celeste Gomes Noversa was chosen as the new Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture. The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture鈥
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Lee Pelton, the president of Emerson College, is a valued colleague. We recently served together on a forum examining the future of higher education. During these recent days, many have expressed鈥, you, going to do?鈥 Related statements by UMass Chancellors: UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy UMass Boston Chancellor Katherine Newman UMass Boston鈥
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To the UMass community, I share my thoughts today not just as the leader of the 橙子影院 system, but as a human being stunned and deeply saddened by the brutal murder of George鈥, Prior Statements from the UMass Chancellors, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy UMass Boston Chancellor Katherine Newman UMass Boston Chancellor Katherine Newman UMass Dartmouth Chancellor鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. - 橙子影院 Amherst researchers surveyed over 2,500 essential workers in 橙子影院 between April 24 and May 1 about their working conditions. Six weeks into the鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 A group of artificial intelligence experts including computer vision researcher and lead author Erik Learned-Miller of the 橙子影院 Amherst鈥檚 College of鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 For the first time since its inception, the 26th annual Chef Culinary Conference will be hosted in a virtual format June 9-11, 2020. The long time conference is widely known for鈥
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Associate Professor of Communication Disorders Mary Andrianopoulos and recent doctoral graduate Colleen Gargan PhD '20 presented a webinar on "Telepractice Delivery of Speech and Language Services:鈥
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Dear Campus Community, Today, I write to you with a range of emotions. Fear for protesters, some of whom encounter fierce violence. Disappointment in our country for not reckoning with our intimate鈥, Respectful Workplace Training Series., In collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion, Workplace Learning & Development and The Partnership for Worker Education, the purpose is to educate staff about resources available and鈥, Critical Incident Team. , We are developing a triage team to respond consistently to critical campus issues and lead with humanity. More details to follow., Campus Academy Initiative. , The 橙子影院 Police Department is applying for a team of campus and student leaders (including UMPD representation) to attend a three-day Campus Academy Initiative workshop in鈥, Increased Data-driven Climate Assessments. , We know that within our UMass community, we have micro cultures where people live 鈥 in their academic departments, classrooms and residence halls. We need to better understand these climates.鈥, The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Council. , This council will convene immediately and be charged by the Chancellor and chaired by the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This group will meet regularly to assess, evaluate and鈥, The DEI Student Council. , This will be co-chaired by the Senior Director of DEI and the Assistant Chancellor of Advocacy, Inclusion and Support Programs. This group will meet with student DEI representatives to discuss and鈥, The Task Force for Anti-racism. , In response to the most recent anti-Black violence as well as the increase of other types of racism nationally, this group will be a collection of faculty, staff and students who will work to undo鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 In the first study to use systematically collected data from multifamily housing inspections to track bed bug infestation, investigators including Christopher Sutherland at the鈥
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