Preston P. Thakral earned his Ph.D. in psychology and neuroscience from Boston College. He is a cognitive neuroscientist who aims to understand how the brain supports episodic memory (i.e., memory for ...

Albert Cano Smit is a musician who has been praised as “a moving young poet” (Le Devoir), Spanish/Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit enjoys a growing international career on the orchestral, recital, and ...

Chris Rahlwes’ research focuses on truth, negation, denial, and ineffability. He approaches these topics from a global perspective, focusing on Jainism, Buddhism, Daoism, Mohism, the Greco-Arabic ...

Andrea Rossi-Reder is the dean of the sophomore and Ada Comstock Scholars classes. She holds a master’s and doctorate in medieval studies from the University of Connecticut, and a bachelor’s in ...

Rachel Fish is a sociologist of education and disability, and her research examines how inequality is produced and maintained in schools at the intersections of disability, race, and gender. She uses ...

Elaine Gorom earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Drake University where she played soccer and earned her doctorate in applied mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Joseph F. Cozza is an assistant professor of government with an emphasis in public law and comparative politics. His research and teaching interests include constitutional drafting and amendment, ...

Joan Kwon Glass’ Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms (Perugia Press, 2024) examines the historical weight of the early-20th century Japanese occupation of Korea and the expressions of inherited ...

Good afternoon, graduates! Thank you for the immense honor of addressing you—the Smith College class of 2020—on this very special occasion. I am pleased to convey the congratulations of the Congress ...

UMass Amherst continuing and professional education links students with convenient online, blended, and on-campus classes, degrees and certificate programs as well as winter and summer session courses ...

At the Wurtele Center for Leadership, we are in a constant state of learning and exploration around the nuances and strategies of collaborative leadership. Below are some resources that we have either ...

Fortunately, the college’s Lazarus Center for Career Development has the expertise and resources to help students feel more ...