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New Racist Email Sent To Black Students Under Investigation At UMass New Racist Email Sent To Black Students Under Investigation At UMass
New Racist Email Sent To Black Students Under Investigation At UMass New racist emails were sent to Black students and a staff member at the University of Massachusetts, school officials said. UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy sent an email to the community on Tuesday, May 3 after four Black student groups, including several Black students and one campus official received an email with “deeply racist, hateful language" that are being investigated. Subbaswamy said that the emails were similar in tone to an email sent to certain student groups last semester. Original story - Reports Of Black Students Receiving Racist Emails Under Investigation At UMass Poli…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party COVID-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party
Covid-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party More than 13,000 students will be in self-sequester for the next two weeks following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As of Sunday, Feb. 7, the UMass Amherst campus had 398 active COVID-19 cases - nearly 300 of which were reported, Feb. 2-4.  On Sunday, UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy sent a campus-wide email announcing the self-lockdown. He said that the flagship is now considered “high risk” for the spread of COVID-19 and that the rise in infections is likely due to undergrads. “Contract tracing indicates that transmission of the virus is especi…

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by Kristin Palpini
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UMass Amherst, Unions Square Off On Cost-Saving Measures During COVID-19 UMass Amherst, Unions Square Off On Cost-Saving Measures During COVID-19
UMass Amherst, Unions Square Off On Cost-Saving Measures During Covid-19 Two labor unions allege that the University of Massachusetts Amherst is pushing for hundreds of layoffs if employees don’t agree to certain concessions. UMass Amherst officials say the cuts are necessary to make ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis. The Professional Staff Union and the University Staff Association say that they have filed complaints with the state against UMass. Administrators, the unions said, have asked employees to make up $5.2 million in voluntary staff cuts and early retirements, but that they have not justified the cuts. “UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy is…

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by Kristin Palpini