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UMass Dartmouth ranks among top 10 public research institutions with fewer than 10,000 students

U.S. News & World Report also recognizes psychology, nursing, business, and other undergraduate programs at UMass Dartmouth

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Kevin Stokesbury named inaugural Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Dean of SMAST

Made possible by Donna and Robert Manning, the endowed deanship honors Stokesbury's extraordinary research and impact on sustainable fisheries

Claire T. Carney Library at UMass Dartmouth
UMass Dartmouth ranks among top 10 public research institutions with fewer than 10,000 students

U.S. News & World Report also recognizes psychology, nursing, business, and other undergraduate programs at UMass Dartmouth

Botti-Salitsky and McGoldrick pose with UMass Dartmouth Interior Architecture + Design students at the ASID National Award Ceremony.
UMass Dartmouth interior architecture + design faculty earn two national ASID awards

Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky and Stephanie McGoldrick recognized among the nation’s leaders in interior design and education

Aerial view of the campanile and library
UMass Dartmouth welcomes three new research administration leaders

David Parker, Bridget Burger, and Mary-Kate DaCosta-Chicca join the Office of Research and Innovation to support the University's growing research enterprise

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Inside UMassD September 24, 2026

Campus Community Accomplishments

UMass Law student Komal Pandit '28
UMass Law student Komal Pandit named Newman Civic Fellow

Pandit recognized for commitment to community engagement and public service

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Inside UMassD September 10, 2026

Campus Community Accomplishments

Feature Stories

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Anushka Sharma standing in the lab smiling
Anushka Sharma MS '26: Psychedelic research
Chemistry MS student and "magic mushroom" researcher uses her experiences as an international student to help others transition to life at UMD
Cody Haddad
Cody Haddad ’20: Putting the pieces together
Public Administration grad completes his puzzle as town administrator in Dartmouth
Cynthia Alves '84 in medical technology lab
Cynthia Alves ’84: The path from medical technology to medical school
Now a cardiologist, Alves arrived at Brown University via UMD’s medical laboratory science program
Paul Riley '26: Betting on yourself
Future public defender says UMass Law helped him discover what he was capable of
Paulina Aguilar Delgado '26: Pursuing justice across borders
For graduating law student, law became a way to help others navigate unfamiliar systems
Heather Cachia '26: Designing spaces that feel like home
Interior architecture + design student found community, confidence, and a career path at UMass Dartmouth
John Augusta MS '26 and his family posing with Arnie at Commencement
John Augusta MS '26: Airman, father, student
Active Air Force member and father of two graduates with MS in psychology
Ancil Alexander pictured with his All-American medal and trophy at the 2026 Track & Field National Championships
Ancil Alexander '28: Golden opportunities
Taunton native is one of Division III's top throwers—and he's just getting started
UMassD Online Student Stacey Snow
Stacey Snow ‘26: Building a new path through environmental policy
Seeking a new way to make an impact, Stacey Snow enrolled at UMass Dartmouth to turn her environmental engineering expertise into policy advocacy.

Events

Oct
2
5:00PM
Fibers Club Free Workshop - Sashiko Patch Making
Free Workshop - Sashiko Patch Making
Oct
5
2:30PM
Contemporary Lusophone Literature and Female Agency
A talk about contemporary literature written by women in different lusophone countries
Oct
7
12:30PM
Low-pressure storms drive nitrous oxide emissions in the Southern Ocean
SMAST Seminar by: David Nicholson
Oct
7
1:30AM
Joint DSC/CIS seminar series - talk by Dr. Jing Wu of URI
Variational Bayes for Exponential Tilted Empirical Likelihood in Stationary Time Series Data
Oct
7
3:00PM
Quantifying pelagic species distributions, movement, and connectivity in a changing ocean
SMAST Seminar by: Hunter Milles
Oct
7
6:00PM
Stitch & Bitch
Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, mending, weaving and join us in our lounge area!
Oct
13
10:00AM
Career Week: Handshake Launch
Get Career Ready, Corsairs! Let's activate your Handshake account.
Oct
13
10:00AM
Commuter Pit Stop
Commuter Event
Oct
14
10:30AM
Coffee and Tea with UMDPD
Coffee and Tea with UMDPD
Oct
14
12:00PM
Queer Scholar Luncheon: Name Change 101
Join attorneys from South Coastal Counties Legal Services to learn about changing your name in MA.
Oct
14
12:00PM
Queer Scholar Luncheon - Name Change 101
Learn about the process of changing your legal name and gender marker in Massachusetts
Oct
14
1:00PM
Career Week: How to Work a Career Fair
Get Career Ready, Corsairs! Prepare for next week's Business & STEM Career Fairs.
Oct
15
1:30PM
Joint DSC/CIS seminar series (Talk by Dr. Lulu Kang of UMass Amherst)
Building GP Surrogate Model with High-Dimensional Input
Oct
15
3:30PM
Career Week: Create Your Elevator Pitch
Get Career Ready, Corsairs! Build a quick self-introduction to use in your career journey.
Oct
15
7:00PM
Drag Show
Join us for a spectacular live drag show featuring a powerhouse lineup of local icons!
Oct
16
10:00AM
Career Week: Start Your Internship/Job Search
Get Career Ready, Corsairs! Let's go find your opportunity.
Oct
20
12:00PM
Grub-n-Gather
Stop by, grab lunch, & get to know fellow military-affiliated members of the university community.
Oct
20
2:00PM
Major and Planning Fair (MAP)
Major/Minors/Academic and enrollment resources
Oct
21
12:00PM
Queer Scholar Luncheon-Cultivating Queer Joy in a Time of Queer Rage: Navigating Burnout, Anger, and Grief in Higher Education
Examine how queer joy becomes a disruptive and radical practice of survival
Oct
21
1:00PM
Business Career Fair
Come find your opportunity or build your network, Corsairs!
Oct
21
6:00PM
Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night's global mission is to end all forms of sexual violence.
Oct
22
1:00PM
STEM Career Fair
Find your career opportunity or build your network in the STEM fields, Corsairs!
Oct
22
6:30PM
Queer Trivia Night (21+)
Put your queer history, pop culture, and icon mastery to the test at Queer Trivia Night!
Nov
4
10:30AM
Coffee and Tea with UMDPD
Coffee and Tea with UMDPD
Nov
12
3:00PM
The "T" Room Social
Join our welcoming social event for transgender and non-binary people.
Nov
17
12:00PM
Grub-n-Gather
Stop by, grab lunch, & get to know fellow military-affiliated members of the university community.
Nov
18
10:00AM
Commuter Pit Stop
Commuter Event
Nov
18
5:00PM
Who Invented Gender Anyway? F* the Rules
What is gender, and why do the categories we use to describe it change over time?
Dec
1
10:00AM
Commuter Pit Stop
Commuter Event
Dec
2
10:30AM
29th Quarters for Christmas
29th Quarters for Christmas
Dec
8
12:00PM
Grub-n-Gather
Stop by, grab lunch, & get to know fellow military-affiliated members of the university community.
Dec
9
10:00AM
Cookies & Condoms
Drop in for cookies and free safer sex supplies
Launch UMassD events calendar