Economy
The Five Colleges’ tax-exempt property holdings can be a sore spot when municipal budget season rolls around. Some residents and officials think the time...
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Education
The fourth event of its kind in recent years brought organizers together to discuss coordinated efforts between parallel movements on campus.
Education
After more than 500 days of bargaining, the state Department of Labor Relations has denied the university’s request for mediation — for now.
Education
After more than 40 bargaining sessions, UMass is asking the state for a mediator, which union members say could force the university's final offer...
Investigations
Militant groups have targeted local Palestine-solidarity activists — part of what they say is an intimidation campaign to silence them.
Police
Over the last several years, the department has purchased thousands of dollars worth of lethal and “less-lethal” weapons and accessories.
Education
The revelations come exactly one year after the university called in militarized state police officers to dismantle an on-campus pro-Palestine encampment, resulting in over...
Education
"These revocations are troubling on several levels," UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes said in an email to the campus Friday night.
Education
UMass Amherst is on a list of schools the Trump administration has warned of “potential enforcement actions” and UMass Chan Medical School is already...
Education
Ten months after police mass-arrested pro-Palestine protesters at UMass Amherst, prosecutors have dropped or reduced cases against nearly all of them. But state police...
Investigations
The Shoestring spent months investigating the police crackdown on a pro-Palestine encampment last spring. Body-camera footage shows violent and derogatory police behavior toward protesters.
Education
Student and faculty organizers say they remain focused on full divestment from fossil fuels and weapons contractors.