University of Massachusetts

The University of Massachusetts on Tuesday announced that it had cancelled its football season for the upcoming year. Calling the decision “difficult,” athletic director Ryan Bamford said the decision was made to protect the safety of players, coaches and staff.    “The continuing challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic posed too great of a risk, and we reached the conclusion...

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who is running to replace U.S. Representative Richard Neal in the First Congressional District of Massachusetts, has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct. Morse has been accused of using his political status to engage in inappropriate relationships with college students. Additionally, he is accused of making other college students feel uncomfortable by talking to them...

Responding to allegations of inappropriate behavior, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse says he has never had a non-consensual encounter with anyone.

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.

A University of Massachusetts infectious disease expert explains where the risk of contracting COVID-19 increases.

College campuses have gone high-tech, but a bunch of equipment is vanishing each year.

Payment scams, employee thefts and a fire that destroyed a Department of Conservation and Recreation building contributed to more than half a million dollars’ worth of property losses at state agencies in the last two years. Under Massachusetts law, government workers must immediately notify the state auditor if taxpayer-owned property goes missing, whether it was misplaced, stolen or destroyed.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo is forming a special committee to investigate claims of inappropriate conduct against Rep. from Dedham

College can be hard. College can also be expensive. Imagine doing all of that on an empty stomach. That is the case for thousands of college students in Massachusetts, including 52% of students at MassBay, according to President David Podell.

For some college students, regular access to sufficient and nutritious meals can be a challenge due to a lack of finances. Colleges and universities across Massachusetts are now trying to address the problem known as “food insecurity.”

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst is moving ahead with a $200 million project to replace two aging student apartment complexes with more modern units.

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is illuminating how suffragists influenced the U.S. Senate to allow women to vote.

University of Massachusetts trustees have voted to raise tuition at the system’s four undergraduate campuses by 2.5% for the academic year that starts in the fall. The trustees in a statement Friday said holding the hike to the rate of inflation would boost in-state undergraduate tuition by an average of $359 per student per year.

Lawmakers on Tuesday are scheduled to begin consideration of hundreds of amendments offered to the spending plan for the fiscal year that starts on July 1

A key legislative panel is calling for a tuition freeze at the University of Massachusetts and what lawmakers say is a record amount of state aid to elementary and secondary schools. A $42.7 billion budget proposal released Tuesday by the Senate Ways and Means Committee calls for an overall 3% increase in state spending from the current fiscal year.

A tractor-trailer rolled over off of the Massachusetts Turnpike and into the woods on Saturday morning, leaving the driver seriously injured.

Police are searching for a suspect following an alleged home invasion and shooting in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Authorities said officers responded to the third floor of 9 Chester St. just before noon for a report of a person who had been shot. The 29-year-old victim was taken to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver the keynote commencement speech next month at the University of Massachusetts’ flagship campus in Amherst. UMass announced on Wednesday that the Republican governor will speak during commencement ceremonies for the approximately 5,500 undergraduate students receiving their bachelor’s degrees on May 10.

It’s hard to sell your presidential candidacy nationwide when the majority of primary voters who know you best are with your Democratic opponents, so look for Elizabeth Warren to be stepping up her resources in Massachusetts. In his class called “The Road to the White House,” Spencer Kimball, director of polling at Emerson College, discusses his latest poll where Massachusetts...