From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Catching up on Local News and the Health of our Democracy
It was a busy news week so we’ve come up with this brief extra edition...
Palestine
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: This Week, Local News Roundup and The Free Speech Crisis on Campus
Here are links to some local stories from the last week. Also, below are some...
Report on the Meeting Between Student Negotiators and UMass Amherst Administration, May 7, 2024
Given what I witnessed on May 7–8, I must conclude that the Chancellor engaged in...
UMass Student Government Votes No Confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes
University of Massachusetts Student Government Association (SGA) overwhelmingly supported a resolution of no confidence in...
Colson Whitehead Withdraws as UMass Commencement Speaker
Author Colson Whitehead has informed the University of Massachusetts Amherst that he is withdrawing as...
Updated: Many Arrested at UMass as Police Dismantle Second Pro-Palestinian Encampment
Editor’s note: We will add to this story and links to additional reporting as new...
Opinion: I Was Present at the UMass Police Action and It Was Disgraceful
Here is my personal account of yesterday’s police intervention at UMass. I arrived at the...
Opinion: “Be Revolutionary” But Don’t Set up Tents in Protest of Genocide
The State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) “highly trained in defensive tactics, use of...
Opinion: Why I Am Not Calling the Police on My Students’ Encampment
The president of Wesleyan University explains why he’s allowing pro-Palestinian protesters to pitch tents on...
UMass People’s Assembly Continues Protests in Support of Palestine, Divestment, and Free Speech
Following the dismantling of a student encampment on the University’s South Lawn early Tuesday morning...
UMass Students Establish Encampment in Support of Palestine
By Art and Maura Keene Editor’s note: because of draconian punishments (see also here and...
Opinion: Day 2 -People’s University for Gaza at UMass
Today, April 30, was day 2 of the Peoples’ University for Gaza at UMass Amherst....