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Colson Whitehead cancels UMass Amherst commencement speech over "shameful" protest arrests
CBS News· 10 hours agoAuthor Colson Whitehead will no longer be the keynote speaker for the University of Massachusetts ...
82-year-old seriously injured after truck collides with train in Amherst County
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoUPDATE: 2:03 P.M. AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia State Police (VSP) has released new details...
Will UMass Amherst cancel commencement ceremony due to pro-Palestinian protests?
WWLP Springfield· 2 days ago22News spoke to UMass Amherst’s administration to find out if they are canceling or delaying...
UMass Amherst student government issues no-confidence vote in chancellor Reyes after crackdown on...
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoThe University of Massachusetts Amherst student government “overwhelmingly” issued a vote of no...
9 men arrested in Lorain County prostitution bust
19 Action News Cleveland· 2 days agoNine men were arrested after Amherst police teamed up with the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office to conduct a prostitution sting. The operation called...
Around Amherst: Bockelman joins in launch of governor’s housing push
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 13 hours agoA statewide launch of a housing agenda by Gov. Maura Healey that began in Lynn this week included...
UMass Amherst commencement speaker withdraws after police arrest campus protesters - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoColson Whitehead, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who was slated to deliver a keynote speech at...
UMass Amherst commencement speaker withdraws following protester arrests
WCVB Boston· 15 hours agoThis year's planned commencement speaker for UMass Amherst will no longer give the address after...
Prostitution sting nets nine arrests in Amherst
The Morning Journal· 1 day agoAmherst police arrested nine men May 7 in a joint operation with the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office Investigative Unit into a suspected human...
UMass Amherst commencement speaker Colson Whitehead pulls out after campus protest arrests
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 8 hours agoPulitzer-prize winning author Colson Whitehead announced he'll withdraw as this year’s commencement speaker, citing the arrests of more than 130 people on campus earlier this week. Posting on ...