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.

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

Published on June 10, 2021

Every summer, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst sends a cohort of about twenty students to Washington DC for an internship experience filled with opportunities for professional and personal development. I’m part …

By Anne Lizette Sta Maria
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Humans of SBS: AFP Diversity Fellows

Published on May 19, 2021

Kaego

Wide smiles, flower barrettes, and matching t-shirts. My last memory was captured in a quick snapshot of my friends and me at our daycare and after-school program. For the majority of my life, I have gone to predominantly white …

By Odessa Burkett
Odessa Burkett Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development for SBS
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SBS in Boston Student Spotlight: UMass Communication sophomore Mia Ransom Yance

Published on May 14, 2021

Mia recently participated in our SBS in Boston spring 2021 internship program and interned at ELEMENT Productions, a full-service production and post company that creates content for distribution across all media platforms. Read below what Mia had to say about …

By Rachel Noto
Rachel Noto Assistant Director of Field Experience and Employer Engagement
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NSOT Course Registration Videos

The Pathways Center has created some useful training and refresher videos to help students explore and register for classes. Below …

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Featured Alumni

Sybelle Etienne’21 – Managerial Economics

Alumni
  • MA, Boston
  • Grants and Fiscal Compliance Associate Massachusetts Service Alliance
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Melissa James’10 Journalism, Legal Studies

Alumni
  • Boston, MA
  • Founder & CEO The Tech-Connection
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Audrey Ortega’13, Sustainable Community Development

Alumni
  • Chelsea, MA
  • High School Biology Teacher Chelsea High School
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Annaly Monteiro-Serena’19, Legal Studies

Alumni
  • Boston, MA
  • AmeriCorps Legal Advocate Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services
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Isabel Alves de Lima’20 – Sociology

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  • San Francisco, CA
  • Recruiting Coordinator OpenAI
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Relevant Courses

These courses offered by SBS and Linkedin Learning will help you build the skills employers seek.

Social Justice Education with College Students – EDUC 786

Taught by Dave Neely
This course provides conceptual, practical, and empirical foundations for SJE with college students in four areas: Justice, Diversity, Equity, &…
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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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