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Public Policy Professor Chad McGuire standing outside smiling
Professor Chad McGuire completes over 1200 hours of pro bono legal service for SouthCoast families in need

Public policy professor volunteers with South Coastal Counties Legal Services on probate cases for over two decades

UMass Dartmouth's Collegiate DECA team pictured at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in San Francisco, California
Collegiate DECA earns top honors at international competition in San Francisco

Four groups place in the top 15 of international challenges

Justice Serge Georges Jr. administers the Lawyer's Oath at UMass Law's orientation in 2021
Justice Serge Georges Jr. to deliver UMass Law commencement address

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice to speak on May 16 ceremony

UMass Law Professor Margaret Drew Headshot
Margaret Drew honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Associate professor to be celebrated by Massachusetts Bar Association on June 5, 2025

Robert Griffin Headshot
New Dean for the College of Engineering appointed

Robert J. Griffin, recent Dean of the School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management at Roger Williams University, begins July 1

UMass Dartmouth and Town of Westport to partner on climate resiliency initiative

Initiative combines University’s commitment to blue economy innovation and Town’s planning efforts

Annual brunch, donors speak with students
UMass Dartmouth’s Scholar Day: Generosity in bloom

Annual brunch celebrates how scholarships foster meaningful connections between donors and recipients—bonds that often extend far beyond financial support.

UMassD's 3 SMART scholars Nathanael Winchell, Eric Savage, and Jin Feng Lin
Three UMassD students win highly competitive SMART scholarship

UMass's smallest campus produces the highest number of SMART Scholars

Five UMass Law students pictured in the Bristol County Superior Court
UMass Law students complete 250,000 public service and pro bono hours

Quarter-million hours spent providing legal service to the communities who need it most