University of Massachusetts-Amherst

A large crowd of University of Massachusetts Amherst students gathered in front of the Theta Chai fraternity house calling for it to be shut down.

The mom of one of three University of Massachusetts Amherst freshmen who was suspended after being pictured without a mask at an off-campus party in March is speaking out about what she views as drastic punishment. Betsy, who asked NBC10 Boston to not use her last name for privacy reasons, says her daughter was bullied by the school, and the…

UMass Amherst says of more than 1,000 cases adjudicated in the spring, no student was suspended for merely not wearing a mask.

Three freshmen women are suspended after allegedly being pictured partying without masks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, according to reports.

Three freshmen women have been suspended after allegedly being pictured partying without masks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, according to reports. The photo, which was taken in March while the university was on lockdown due to a surge in cases, circulated throughout social media, the Washington Post reported. Starting in February, students had to stay in their homes or…

In a study commissioned by the Massachusetts Health Department, UMass Amherst researchers will select people at random to be tested for COVID-19 as well as antibodies.

About 200 UMass Amherst students, most not wearing masks, attended a party this weekend despite policies at the university and in the town that ban it, a deeply disappointed school administrator said Monday. Any student who hosted or attended the party will be suspended, and those living in dorms will be moved out temporarily because they pose a safety threat…

Nichols College is threatening to shut down the campus in Dudley after a party nearby.

Police and college safety officers in Dudley, Massachusetts broke up a large off-campus party near Nichols College Saturday night, prompting worries about the spread of COVID-19.  Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar said there were “between 50 and 100 kids” at the party, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Wednesday. Police discovered the gathering when they accompanied the fire department as…

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College students’ return to Boston has long prompted fears of coronavirus spikes. Reports of parties at schools in the region have left some city leaders are questioning whether students will follow rules.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst changed its fall reopening plan Thursday, less than three weeks before the start of the semester, announcing that students whose classwork is completely remote will no longer have the option of living on campus.

An in-person commencement may have been off the table this year, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst still brought plenty of fanfare to its virtual ceremony on Friday. Actors, athletes, politicians and more helped make the day unique for the graduates and their families watching on computer screens. A video chat-assembled wind ensemble of UMass students kicked off the virtual…

A color-changing test swab that would turn pink in minutes if a person tests positive for the coronavirus could be available next year. Three University of Massachusetts Amherst chemists — Sankaran “Thai” Thayumanavan, Jeanne Hardy and Trisha L. Andrew — received a $198,000 federal grant to develop the technology over the next year from the National Science Foundation. Andrew described…

Chemists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are creating a color-coded coronavirus swab test for people to take at home

Family members on Tuesday identified the swimmer whose body was recovered from a Medford, Massachusetts, lake as a high school senior from the same town. Relatives confirmed to NBC10 Boston that Apurba Devkota, 18, drowned in Upper Mystic Lake on Monday while swimming with friends.

A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought by three students who attended a Massachusetts college that abruptly closed. The lawsuit was filed in November against Mount Ida College and former administrators and trustees. The students alleged that college officials deliberately misled them about the severity of the school’s financial problems before it closed in May 2018.

A panel discussion about Palestinian rights at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst will be allowed to move ahead following a challenge by a group of Jewish students at the school. A Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled against the students who argued the forum was anti-Semitic and should be forced off campus.

A group of Jewish students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is asking a judge to order a panel discussion about Palestinian human rights off campus because it is anti-Semitic.