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As the largest college at UMass Dartmouth, we offer 20+ majors and minors.

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#6

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Feature stories from the College of Arts and Sciences

Discover how UMass Dartmouth's College of Arts and Sciences students and alumni turn passion into purpose — through research, creativity, and leadership that make a difference.

Eman Khwaja standing on a boat with a whale surfacing in the background
Eman Khwaja ‘26: Diversifying STEM through whale TikToks
Integrative biology PhD student shares her humpback whale research on social media while completing National Science Foundation Fellowship
Anna Klobucka
Professor Emerita of Portuguese Anna Klobucka honored at Oxford University tribute symposium
Scholars gathered to celebrate Klobucka’s research and contributions to Lusophone studies at colloquium held in her honor
A headshot of Jessica Pabón '01 smiling in front of a brown background.
Jessica Pabón '01: Inspired by activism
UMD grad becomes President of the National Women’s Studies Association after years of feminist research and engagement
Elijah Facchiano standing with his arms crossed in front of lab benches
Elijah Facchiano '26: Researching real-life Iron Man
4+1 BS/MS chemistry student makes scientific and personal connections to fulfill his passion for impactful research
UMassD Alum in Washington D.C. outside of the Capital Building
Maryana Sawaged MPP '21: "Policy is about people"
Empowered by education, driven by purpose: one alum’s rise in public policy

College of Arts & Sciences news and events

Stay connected with UMass Dartmouth’s College of Arts & Sciences through the latest news, research highlights, and events that showcase our academic excellence, student success, and community engagement.

Best Graduate Schools for Education 2026 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
UMass Dartmouth’s School of Education ranks among top in country
U.S. News & World Report ranks UMD's School of Education among the best graduate education programs in the U.S.
Best Graduate Schools for Chemistry 2026 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
UMass Dartmouth ranks among best schools for chemistry PhD programs
UMass Dartmouth's doctoral chemistry and biochemistry degree is among the nation's top graduate programs
Best Graduate Schools for Public Policy 2026 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Nationally ranked: UMass Dartmouth’s online Master of Public Policy program
U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Dartmouth’s online graduate public policy program among the nation’s top public affairs programs
Aerial view of the Campanile at night
UMass Dartmouth graduate programs earn national recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Graduate programs rank highly in five academic colleges and 32 categories
Apr
22
1:00PM
CSCDR seminar: On the Mathematical Properties of Some Multi-Scale Traffic Models
Seminar on the Mathematical Properties of Some Multi-Scale Traffic Models by Xiaoqian Gong (Amherst College)
Apr
22
11:30AM
Employer of the Day: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
We're Hiring! Come see how you can make a difference.
Apr
22
1:30PM
Bridging High-Dimensional Robust Statistics and Non-Convex Optimization
Talk by Dr. Yu Cheng (Assistant Professor @Brown CS)
Apr
22
11:30AM
Employer of the Day: Kennedy-Donovan Center
We're Hiring! Come see how you can make an impact.
Apr
22
12:00PM
SMAST Seminar DEOS/DFO Alumni Takeover
The Marine Science Students Association (MaSSA) is hosting the first Alumni Seminar Takeover!
Apr
22
4:30PM
Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced:  A UMassD Civil Rights trip to Alabama
Reflections on Honors College class trip to visit key sites & meet veterans of the Freedom Movement
Apr
22
4:00PM
Bridging the Disciplines - Wonder Woman: Bondage and Liberation
A talk that addresses the weird prevalence of bondage imagery in the old Wonder Woman comics
Apr
22
1:00PM
2026 UMD Spring Student Research Symposium
Poster session for undergraduate and graduate research
Apr
24
10:00AM
PhD Dissertation Defense by Aneeka Ehsan Cheema
On White Privilege: Arts in Education in Postcolonial Pakistan by Aneeka Ehsan Cheema
Apr
25
9:00AM
Walks For Wishes
A 2.9 mile walk around campus to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Apr
30
1:00PM
DFO PhD Dissertation Defense: Beyond the observer's gaze
DFO PhD Dissertation Defense: "Beyond the observer's gaze: an integrated approach to detection, estimation, and mitigation of observer and deployment effects in fisheries monitoring" presented by Debra Duarte.
May
6
1:30PM
Joint Data and Computational Science Seminar Series: Graph-theoretic properties of mitochondrial tubular networks
Talk by Professor Gary Davis of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
May
6
12:30PM
Melissa Cieto - STEM Education Dissertation Defense
Title: Stories of Synergy
May
8
10:00AM
DFO MS Thesis Defense: Sink or Source? by Andie Painten
DFO MS Thesis Defense "Sink or Source? The attraction versus production theory at an offshore wind farm using black sea bass as a case study" by Andie Painten
May
8
12:00PM
Biology PhD Dissertation Defense by Carolina C. Ganci
Learning, Memory and Brain activation patterns in wild white-footed mice
May
13
12:00PM
Biology Master Thesis Defense by Sharon Jacob
Motility Restoration in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 in Response to Environmental Signals
May
21
4:00PM
Doctoral Commencement Ceremony
All doctoral students from all schools and colleges (excluding Law students)
May
22
10:00AM
Undergraduate & Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony II
Ceremony for CVPA, CNHS, & CAS
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