Barbara Krauthamer

ICYMI — Joye Bowman, professor of history and senior associate dean in the College of Humanities & Fine Arts, has been named interim dean of the college! Her appointment will begin on June 18 and extend through August 2024. umass.edu/humanities-art…

We recently celebrated the installation of a 12-foot segment of the Berlin Wall at @UMassAmherst. Donated to the university by the Hanson family, this wall section was painted by famed French artist @NoirThierry & titled "The Power of Creativity over Concrete." #UMass

Excited to share that Emory College's new Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies will launch this fall. The center advances our unique partnership with @CMNRavens. Details ➡️ bit.ly/3oMQzcn

Mark your calendars! The 28th Annual W. E. B. Du Bois Lecture, featuring @Dr_ChadWilliams as our speaker, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 23 at 6pm (ET): umass.edu/events/annual-… Sign up to our mailing list to receive a reminder about this event: forms.gle/QUFUbbXPD47CPg…

To commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth, HFA will host a Reading Frederick Douglass Together event—sponsored by Mass Humanities—on 2/27 at 4pm in South College Atrium. The public reading will feature Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” umass.edu/hfa/news/colle…

Happy Valentine's Day from the College of Humanities & Fine Arts! We made these cheesy valentines straight from the he(art) ❤

Caw me, maybe?🎶🥰 To attract a mate, falcons perform courtship displays: a series of behaviors including head bows, aerial displays, scraping of the ground, and beaking (playfully nipping at each other). (1/2) #ValentinesDay

Happy Valentine's Day! Think you know all about Cupid? Check out @UMassAmherst Classics Professor Debbie Felton's article in @ConversationUS about the original Cupid, a Roman deity associated with lust and love, who had a darker, more dangerous side. bit.ly/3jPDPzr

In 1886, Spelman College started the first nursing program for Black nurses in the United States. The program ended in 1928 graduating 117 nurses.

Howard University established the first nursing school in a university setting in 1893. This happened 16 years before any other university. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackNursingHistory

Mary Eliza Mahoney, the 1st Black woman to study & work as a professionally trained nurse in the US, graduated in 1879. She attended New England Hospital for Women & Children in Boston. She proved that Black people can be nurses with excellence, compassion, and efficiency. #BHM

Our #UMassAmherst Family sends its deepest condolences and thoughts to the family, colleagues and students of Dr. John Bracey Jr. @UMassHFA @UMassAfroAm

Today we mourn the passing of Professor John Bracey, an inspirational colleague whose commitment to engaged scholarship changed the lives of those lucky enough to know or be taught by him since he joined @UMassAfroAm in 1972. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP.

Yesterday, UMass Amherst hosted Ndaba Mandela—author, mentor, and grandson of Nelson Mandela—at the first annual Day of Racial Healing Community Brunch, where HFA's own Joye Bowman, professor of history and senior associate dean, delivered opening remarks. umass.edu/hfa/news/senio…

Everyone's talking about "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"—and the film has an amazing HFA connection with theater major Keisha Tucker '06! Here she is on campus during 2018 homecoming. Check out what she has to say about her time at @UMassAmherst: umass.edu/hfa/news/theat…

Do you see Black women as humans? blackgirlinmaine.com/activism/do-yo… latest on the blog by yours truly.

Alumni Spotlight: Meet Reneé Doegar '02, who majored in @umassenglish, as she shares insights into her job as as publisher for London Review of Books! 📚 ppa.co.uk/article/renee-…