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Incoming Dean Rethemeyer Welcomes Diversity in Social Data Science Leadership Academy Participants

The Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (DACSS) program was proud to have incoming Dean of the UMass College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) R. Karl Rethemeyer speak at the welcome session for their inaugural Diversity in Social Data …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Accelerated Master’s Degree Programs at UMass

An accelerated Master’s degree option is an explicit arrangement of graduate admissions and courses and other requirements to enable a student to complete the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and a specified Master’s degree in less calendar time than would …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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AdAge Best Places to Work 2021

Ad Age Best Places to Work honors a group of companies that figured out how to get the job done in a year when the only place to work may have been the dining room table.

The winners—top companies with …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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NCAA – A Student-Athlete’s Guide – Competing to Get a Job

The senior journalism major on line 70 has Julie Hammer’s attention. The row containing this student’s name is shaded yellow, the color of caution, on a spreadsheet where Hammer tracks the post-grad plans of all 492 young men and women …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Previous sites of SBS in DC internships

Previously, students have interned in and around Capitol Hill:

Congresswoman Katherine Clark – MA-5 (D)
Congressman Jim McGovern – MA-2 (D)
Congressman Tony Cardenas – CA-29 (D)
Congressman Brett Guthrie – KY-2 (R)
Congressman Joe Kennedy III – MA-4 (D)

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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LSAT Score Preview: Is it worth the cost?

In July 2020, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) announced a new “score preview” service. Beginning with the September 2022 test, all test takers (not just first-time test takers) are now allowed to see their scores before deciding whether to …

By Diane Curtis
Diane Curtis Pre-Law Advisor & Senior Lecturer
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Why you should make time for visiting law school reps

I know what you’re thinking when you see that event listing for another visit from a law school admissions rep:

“I’m not really interested in that school.”

Or maybe, “I already visited the law school, so why do I need …

By Diane Curtis
Diane Curtis Pre-Law Advisor & Senior Lecturer
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Admitted or Propective SBS Student Information Request

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Behind the Leader: Michelle Chung

“I decided to come to UMass because of the major itself. The thing about SCD was the fact that it has sustainability built into the curriculum, and it’s at the crossroads of the social and scientific side of environmental work. …

By Alli Faust
Alli Faust Product Manager
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