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New Dean of the School of Law appointed

Sam Panarella, professor of Law and former Executive Director of the Max S. Baucus Institute, named Dean

Dean Jean VanderGheynst and Banafsheh Seyed Aghazadeh
College of Engineering recognizes faculty and staff for outstanding service

The College of Engineering honors Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh and Dapeng Li, winners of the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the 2023 Outstanding Staff Award

graduate student teacher Merin Bosco seated at her desk
College of Engineering announces inaugural Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

PhD candidate Merin Bosco '24 is the award's first recipient

Kevin Stokesbury
New Dean of the School for Marine Science & Technology appointed

Kevin Stokesbury selected as Dean after decades of leadership with SMAST

Professor Stokesbury showing students shellfish
Kevin Stokesbury awarded $1.4 million from NOAA Fisheries

This funding will support four scallop research projects through the 2023-2024 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

Students at graduation
Class of 2023 honored during Commencement ceremonies

1,800 examples of student success celebrated during four ceremonies across campus

Amy Shapiro Headshot
Inaugural Dean of the Honors College appointed

Amy Shapiro selected as Dean after serving as Director of the Honors College since September 2021

IAD 302: Institutional Design students pose at a presentation of their designs for renovations to CO-OP
Institutional design class partners with CO-OP for service-learning experience

IAD 302 class redesigns local nonprofit's facility for practical learning experience

The UMassD DECA team pictured in Orlando
Collegiate DECA shines in Orlando competition

Four of six UMass Dartmouth teams finish in top 15 of their respective categories

Brutalist angles in the Liberal Arts Building
UMassBrut to unveil modernist virtual tour at AHA! Night

Public launch will celebrate new virtual tour of Paul Rudolph’s iconic brutalist campus Thursday, May 11, at 6:30pm