SBS RISE is designed to create community, and provide specialized academic programs and opportunities for underrepresented students within SBS (those who identify as first-generation, Black, Indigenous, or other Persons of Color (BIPOC), and/or come from low income backgrounds).

Dr. Genny Beemyn Discusses Gender Diversity and Allyship

Dr. Genny Beemyn Discusses Gender Diversity and Allyship

By UMass Office of Equity and Inclusion

Welcome to the Dignity and Respect in Action podcast. This series is brought to you by the UMass Office of Equity and Inclusion, and features …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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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 Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The Pathways Center has created some useful training and refresher videos to help students explore and register for classes. Below …

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