Elizabeth Sharrow, Assistant Professor of Political Science and History, has been awarded a 2015-2016 research fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a part of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL), a campus-wide initiative based in the Department of Political Science designed to better support and encourage undergraduate women to pursue public service and public leadership, is pleased to announce the assignment of mentors to its inaugral cohort of undergraduate fellows. 

"Mentoring is a critical component of UWiL," says Michelle Goncalves, executive director. "Our mentors are experts in their fields and role models for the women in our program. We are grateful that they are so willing to share their time and expertise."

Being told that the US and Canada have different approaches to health care and public health is one thing. Seeing the differences first-hand is quite another.

Yet that is exactly what students in Professor Dean Robinson’s health and health care inequality capstone seminar were able to do this semester when they travelled to Montreal to meet with scholars, medical professionals, and community organizers.

Paul M. Collins, Associate Professor and Director of Legal Studies, has been namned a 2015 Fellow of the Public Engagement Project.  Paul is one of nine scholars across the University to receive the fellowship.

"We are excited and honored to work with such an accomplished group of scholars," said Amy Schalet, director of the Public Engagement Project. "We were happily overwhelmed by the number and high quality of applicants. There is clearly demand for this new fellowship opportunity."