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The College of Social & Behavioral Sciences at @umass: 10 academic departments offering BA, BS, MA, MS, MRP, MLA, MPP, MPPA, & PhD programs

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Certificates and Letters of Specialization demonstrate your experience, practical skills, or particular areas of interest within your major (or as a complement to it). These programs usually require you to complete a series of courses. 📚

Want to learn more? Check out the link in our bio & connect with department advisors to see how you can complete a certificate ✅ Meet the Undergraduate Certificates of SBS!
Certificates and Letters of Specialization are ways to demonstrate gained experience and a completed set of practical skills in a certain field, such as your particular area of interest within your major. These programs usually require you to complete a series of courses.

Let us introduce our undergraduate certificates… taken in College of Social & Behavioral Sciences UMass Amherst by @sbs_umass

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Meet the majors! Did you know that the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) has 13 different bachelor’s degree programs at UMass Amherst? 📚 taken in College of Social & Behavioral Sciences UMass Amherst by @sbs_umass

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What happens when public information starts disappearing from the internet? And who is responsible for preserving it?
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Join us on Wednesday, October 14, for “404: Evidence Not Found—The Challenge of Disappearing Federal Data & Dark Archives,” a timely discussion with Jason R. Baron, professor of the practice at the University of Maryland and former director of litigation at the National Archives and Records Administration.
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As federal web pages and datasets are removed, altered, or made harder to access, Baron will explore the implications for research, public accountability, and the preservation of government records—and how technology, policy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration can help protect access to public information. Attend in person or via Zoom. A reception will follow the discussion beginning at 4 p.m.
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📅 Wednesday, October 14 | 3 p.m.
📍 Computer Science Laboratories, Room E144
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Learn more at the link in our bio. Promotional image with title 404: Evidence Not Found and portrait of a speaker. by @sbs_umass

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Interested in government and public service? Join us for a day of interaction with elected officials. There will be panel discussions, roundtables, and networking. Transportation is provided and lunch will be served.

▶️ October 16th @ 10 AM - 3 PM, buses leave Haigis Mall at 8:30 AM
▶️ Register today! Registration is required: https://bit.ly/46HQSYE (see link in bio)
▶️ Questions? Email: emergingleaders@umass.edu

This summit is open to all undergraduates at UMass Amherst who would like to explore a career in public service. You will meet elected officials and policy makers in Springfield and the surrounding area. The elected officials currently scheduled to attend include:

Domenic Sarno, Mayor of Springfield
Joshua Garcia, Mayor of Holyoke
Jake Oliveira, State Senator
Carols González, State Representative
Patricia Duffy, State Representative
Sonia Dinnall, Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools
Gumersindo Gomez, Springfield School Committee
Ayanna Crawford, Springfield School Committee
Tracye Whitfield, President of the Springfield City Council
Zaida Govan, Springfield City Council
Abigail Arriaga, Chicopee City Council
Lynn Griesemer, Amherst Town Council
Juan Anderson-Burogs, Legislative Aid

Register TODAY at the link in our bio! See you there! A photograph of the capitol building on a sunny day with text : “Emerging leaders for the common good: fall 2026 summit
Friday, October 16, 10 AM to 3 PM.
Interested in government in public policy? Considering a career in public service? Want to interact with elected officials?” taken in UMass Center at Springfield by @sbs_umass

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Try to keep up with a comm + journalism student!
@umasscomm @umassjournalism taken in University of Massachusetts Amherst by @sbs_umass

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Study in Boston, Spring 2027: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!

Want to jumpstart your career in law, government, advocacy, social work, or community organizing? Apply to the SBS Linking Employment to Academic Development (LEAD) Programs at the UMass Amherst Charles River Campus in Boston!

Law and Policy Justice (LPJ) LEAD: Best for students interested in court systems, legislative offices, policy analysis, and legal advocacy.

Sociology LEAD: Best for students passionate about social work, education, community organizing, labor advocacy, and non-profit development.

How it works: Spend your Spring semester living in Boston, completing a high-impact, hands-on credited internship.

LPJ LEAD students will take a 4-credit cross-listed seminar (LEGAL / POLISCI / SOCIOL / SPP 394EI) that satisfies your major’s Integrative Experience (IE) requirement.

Sociology LEAD students will take a 4-credit SOCIOL 336: Clinical Practice in Social Work class that counts toward the major, minor, and Social Work Certificate.

All students living on the CRC campus can take up to 9 credits of U+ classes at no additional charge.

⏳ Priority Application Deadline: September 23, 2026.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis thereafter until spots are all filled.

🔗 Learn more and fill out a brief interest form at the link in our bio! by @sbs_umass

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What does a UMass professor's day actually look like? 👩‍🏫

Join Sarah Rose Stack, Journalism professor and @theumassdanceteam Assistant Coach, for a busy day around campus! by @sbs_umass

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I was proud to represent @astronautsforamerica at this great event. @umass is one of the first stops on our nation-wide college tour to encourage the students to vote.

Our mission is America. Going to the polls is one small step for each of us— and one giant leap for our country!

The room was packed – the questions were many – candid conversations between two of our state lawmakers of different parties. It doesn’t get any better than that! Three cheers for The Democracy Project!

Photo 2: with Lucy Harobin, campus organizer and Maryn Schutz, coordinator for the New Voters Project for UMass MASSPIRG
Photo 4: with Jo Comerford, Jen Lunquist, Jamie Rowen, Karl Rethemeyer and Todd Smola
Photo 5: astronaut Linda Godwin, who joined us remotely
Photo 6: with UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes
Photo 10: with Martha Hanner (@nasajpl) - one of the people who built #Voyager!)
#lwvamherst #DemocracyProject #constitutionday #vote by @sbs_umass

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Thank you to retired NASA astronauts @astro_cady and Linda Godwin, on behalf of @AstronautsForAmerica, and Massachusetts Senator @jocomerfordma (D) and Representative @reptoddmsmola (R) for attending @sbs_umass’s Democracy Project event this Constitution Day.

As the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, it was an honor to hear from both people who left the planet and came back with something to say about living together, and local politicians working on governing across differences. #mapoli Chancellor Javier Reyes standing with Cady Coleman '91 PhD, a retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel. They are smiling and standing indoors by @sbs_umass

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UMass 4+1 Accelerated Master’s Programs allow you to begin your graduate coursework as a senior, earning both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as few as five years. No GRE or application fee is required, creating a seamless transition to graduate school and allowing students to save time and money.

At this Open House, learn about 4+1 programs including:
🗳️ Political Science - @umasspolisci
🏛️ Public Policy - @spp_umass
🌇 Regional Planning - @umasslarp
🌾 Resource Economics - @resec_umass
📊 Data Analytics & Computational Social Science - @umassdacss
and more programs from across @umass!

Reps from each participating UMass 4+1 Accelerated Master’s Program will be on hand to answer your questions and provide information on program requirements.

This event is co-sponsored by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (@sbs_umass) and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences (@umasssphhs) 🤝 4+1 Accelerated Master’s Programs Open House
Weds., Sept 23, 2026 from 1 to 3 pm
Campus Center Auditorium
UMass Amherst taken in UMass Campus Center by @sbs_umass

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Did you organize an event, collaborate with a community organization, create an outreach project, lead a workshop, or develop another initiative that connects with Latin American, Caribbean, and/or Latino communities?

Your project may be eligible for the CLACLS Undergraduate Community Project Award.

Up to $500
Deadline: October 30
Open to undergraduate students from ALL majors

Call for applications and application form are available through the link in our bio.

#CLACLS #UMassAmherst #UMassStudents #CommunityProjectAward #LatinoStudies by @sbs_umass

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We’re celebrating the announcement of the new Future of Food Initiative at @umass, a transformational effort to address the pressing challenges facing global food systems.

The Future of Food Initiative will include a new 36,000 square foot research facility, a multidisciplinary collaborative research center, an endowed chair in food science and three endowed faculty positions who will examine crucial questions about the future of our global food system. It will be made possible with the support of generous donors, Paul and Diane Manning, through their family foundation; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; UMass Amherst; and funds being raised by the UMass Amherst Foundation.

“Meeting the challenges facing our global food system requires scientific and technological breakthroughs, but it also requires understanding the economic and human decisions that determine whether those innovations succeed. UMass Amherst’s strength in economics, particularly resource economics, brings critical expertise in food markets, consumer behavior, environmental and natural resource economics, and public policy,” said R. Karl Rethemeyer, Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

“By bringing these perspectives together with expertise from across the University, the Future of Food Initiative can help turn innovation into solutions that are sustainable, economically viable, and capable of improving people’s lives.”

Read more at the link in our bio 🌱 taken in University of Massachusetts Amherst by @sbs_umass

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