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).

SBS in DC Shermarie Hyppolite: “In my days at the office, I saw my future…”

 Shermarie Hyppolite, Communication and Journalism PR Track ’23 talks about her internship at kglobal, a full-service PR agency, while participating in SBS in DC last summer.

As a Communication and Public Relations major, I am forever thankful for my time …

By Shermarie Hyppolite
Shermarie Hyppolite
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UMass Amherst’s Office of National Scholarship Advisement

UMass Amherst’s Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA) is offering virtual and in-person info sessions on the Fulbright scholarship, beginning immediately after spring break and offered repetitively until the end of the semester.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships …

By Phaneth Son
Phaneth Son
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My Experience as a Diversity Fellow

I decided to become a Diversity Fellow because I wanted to help people, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to improve myself as a better student or colleague.   This is my last semester as a Diversity Fellow, …

By Phaneth Son
Phaneth Son
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This Year's SBS RISE Diversity Fellows

Meet Jaydin
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Meet Sherell
Meet Upasana
Meet Theresa
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Meet Alex
Meet Christmaelle

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Featured Resources

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

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