Take your learning outside the classroom with experiential opportunities that bring your studies to life – like study abroad or domestic exchange, working as a research or teaching assistant, civic engagement and service learning courses, and doing a thesis or other capstone work. Don’t think of these as “extras.” They’re an integral part of your education – promoting personal growth and academic success – and they need not cost more than you pay for tuition.
Rachel White uses the power of the press for good.
Using the critical thinking and idealism she learned at UMass Amherst, Rachel is helping change the world through cultural journalism. Here she is, in her own words.
Audie’s path to becoming the co-host of NPR’s signature program, All Things Considered, began with a daily radio newscast on WMUA at UMass Amherst. Here she is, in her own words.
Five years ago, I was a senior at Syracuse University with no writing or reporting experience, no published articles, and certainly no journalism internships to show for.
Fast forward to today and I have been a full-time journalist for …
By Carol Sharick
Carol SharickDirector of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
SBS RISE is designed to create community, and provide specialized academic programs and opportunities for underrepresented students within SBS (those …
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