BIPOC

In SBS, we strive to provide a warm and welcoming space for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.  Your academic, co-curricular, and professional development success are central to our work in SBS, and here, you will find resources, experiences, and programs that are designed to help you succeed.  You’ll find stories about your peers who have found success, resources to help you accomplish academic tasks, job and internship postings, alumni profiles, and more.

Our SBS RISE program supports students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or other Persons of Color (BIPOC) majoring in an academic program within the College of Social and Behavioral Science.   The Center or Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS) is another great campus resource. Details about SBS RISE, CMASS, and other campus opportunities can be found below.

This Diverse Future Leaders Fellowship Will Accelerate Your Career Path—Here’s How

We hear from students time and time again that finding opportunities that will actually help you develop professionally can be extremely challenging at times. That’s why when Lola and Johnny heard about L’Oréal USA’s Diverse Future Leaders Fellowship, they knew …

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SBS alum Jeanai Celestin’18, Economics and Public Policy, on her time at UMass in the Honors College

After joining The Emerging Scholars program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Jeanai earned a spot in the Commonwealth Honors College.  Jeanai graduated in 2018 with a degree in Economics and a certificate in Public Policy Administration.

Jeanai worked for …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Kabir Thatte ’16 is following the drumbeat of politics

“Back in 2012 when I was trying to decide between majors, I was caught in between this huge web of do I go into sciences, do I go into liberal arts? And as I went through college, I loved political …

By Alli Faust
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Featured Resources

United Negro College Fund

UNCF is the nation’s largest private scholarship provider to minority group members. It manages various scholarship, fellowship, and internship programs.

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Salary Transparent Street

Salary transparency

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African American Professional Associations

Compilation of links to the leading African American professional associations, many with career and job sites of their own, collected …

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Featured Alumni

Sybelle Etienne’21 – Managerial Economics

Alumni
  • MA, Boston
  • Grants and Fiscal Compliance Associate Massachusetts Service Alliance
Meet Sybelle

Audrey Ortega’13, Sustainable Community Development

Alumni
  • Chelsea, MA
  • High School Biology Teacher Chelsea High School
Meet Audrey

Annaly Monteiro-Serena’19, Legal Studies

Alumni
  • Boston, MA
  • Senior Homeownership Programs Coordinator MHP (Massachusetts Housing Partnership)
Meet Annaly

Isabel Alves de Lima’20 – Sociology

Alumni
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Recruiting Coordinator OpenAI
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Student Success Stories

Resume Writing: Hyping Yourself Professionally

2021 SBS in DC cohort member Lizette writes about her experience in the first week in DC

Humans of SBS: AFP Diversity Fellows

SBS in Boston Student Spotlight: UMass Communication sophomore Mia Ransom Yance

Humans of SBS: AFP Diversity Fellows

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