UMass Commencement 2009

It feels so weird to have finally graduated. Although I’m already looking back at my three years at UMass Amherst with hints of nostalgia, unlike most of my classmates, my life won’t be changing all that much in the coming months. For the foreseeable future I will be living in Amherst and keeping very involved with life at the university. For the summer I landed a job producing videos...

Against the Deadline

The atmosphere is tense at the Boston Globe headquarters on May 3rd, 2009. In just a few hours, the employees of the paper will learn their fate. Will the New York Times shut the New England institution down? How much will the unions sacrifice to save it? This piece provides a glimpse into a brief moment in history, when the fate of New England’s paper of record – and its 1400 employees –...

Dr. Martha Baker – UMass Amherst

“For almost a year, Matt worked for the College of Natural Resources and the Environment.  He produced publicity materials, assisted in writing stories for an alumni publication, updated the college website and helped out with video presentations.  Matt’s resume speaks for itself – from writing for the Collegian (college newspaper), to a news intern at WFCR, to a website editor and...