UMass Amherst

Police looking for long-missing UMass student Maura Murray are searching in two towns in New Hampshire Wednesday, authorities said.

Aidan Kaminska, 19, was a sophmore from Port Jefferson, New York, who played on the lacrosse team as a redshirt freshman. He died Monday.

A University of Massachusetts, Amherst student athlete died this week, the school’s athletics department announced. Aidan Kaminska, 19, was a sophmore from Port Jefferson, New York, who played on the lacrosse team as a redshirt freshman. He died Monday. “The Massachusetts athletics department extends condolences to Aidan’s family, friends, teammates and coaches,” a statement read. It didn’t share Kaminska’s...

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is investigating another incident involving emails containing racist, hateful language, the school said Tuesday. Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy said in a statement that several individual Black students and one campus office received an email Tuesday evening containing deeply racist, hateful language similar in tone to an email sent to Black student groups last semester. “We…

A 20-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Wednesday night and arraigned Thursday in connection to the hit-and-run crash that left a University of Massachusetts Amherst student badly injured earlier this week. Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan announced that the suspect, Jacob A. Delisle, of Northampton, appeared in court Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to several charges, including leaving the scene…

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating the driver of an SUV that fled the scene after hitting a UMass Amherst student in a crosswalk on the school’s campus Monday night. The SUV reportedly failed to stop after hitting the 20-year-old male student in a crosswalk on Massachusetts Avenue near Sunset Avenue around 10:15 p.m., the Northwestern District...

A University of Massachusetts Amherst student has died after being hit by a car on campus Tuesday night. Elena Lucore, 19, of Mississippi, was on Massachusetts Avenue with a friend when she was struck by a car around 9:15 p.m., the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said. She was taken by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where she was…

Former Massachusetts DA Rachel Rollins was recently sworn in as the U.S. Attorney. She sat down for 10 Questions with Kwani Lunis and talked about how her time as an athlete while at UMass Amherst helped set the foundation for her career fighting for social justice.

Rachael Rollins doesn’t have much time between jobs. Rollins submitted her resignation as Suffolk County district attorney — the top state prosecutor for Boston — on Wednesday as she prepares to be sworn in as the new U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts — the top federal prosecutor in the commonwealth — on Monday. Facing opposition from Republicans over…

Outgoing Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joins Kwani Lunis to share what her journey has been like as she prepares to be the next U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. She also explains why representation in law is important, how athletics can play a huge role in leadership and more.

COVID-19 booster shots are mandatory for students and staff at some higher education institutions in Massachusetts, including Emerson College, Bentley University and UMass Amherst.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval rating is moving in a positive direction as he weighs whether to seek a third term in 2022, with 56% of residents indicating that they support the job Baker is doing and 69% saying Massachusetts is the same or better off than it was prior to the governor taking office in 2015, according to a new…

The president of the University of Massachusetts is pledging to find out who sent racist emails to Black student organizations at the flagship Amherst campus, but some students say the administration’s reaction is too late. “The blatantly racist emails recently sent to Black student organizations at UMass Amherst and other deplorable acts of anti-Black hatred are appalling and disgusting,”...

There has been a recent increase in racist, anti-Black incidents at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, according to a top school official. The hate incidents are all being targeted at African American and Black students, the vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion said in a message to the campus community. Dr. Nefertiti A. Walker, who also serves as the…

The school’s chief diversity officer says a racist email was recently sent to multiple Black student groups on campus.

A crowd of about 300 students gathered in front of the Theta Chi fraternity house Sunday, calling for it to be shut down after sexual assault allegations circulated online and among students over the weekend.

A crowd of about 300 students gathered in front of the Theta Chi fraternity house Sunday, calling for it to be shut down after sexual assault allegations circulated online and among students over the weekend.

A large crowd of University of Massachusetts Amherst students gathered in front of the Theta Chai fraternity house calling for it to be shut down.

Hundreds of students at Amherst College in Massachusetts are pushing back against what they call the school’s overly restrictive COVID-19 protocols that include double masking indoors, restrictions on off-campus activities, and no in-person campus dining. In a letter sent to President Carolyn “Biddy” Martin a week ago, the students said “the guidelines are not based on any given data,...

Heather MacLean, a former star on the University of Massachusetts Amherst women’s track and field team, is headed to the Tokyo Olympics. MacLean finished third in the 1,500 meter run at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team trials in Eugene, Oregon Monday, clocking a personal record of 4 minutes, 2.09 seconds. During the semifinal, MacLean finished in 13th place, failing to…