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The Russell and McLean Education Endowment
UMass Dartmouth receives $1M gift from alum to provide additional support for students in the UMassD Deal

The Russell and McLean Education Endowment will offer scholarships for educational supplies

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Alumni Awards 2025
UMass Dartmouth to honor alumni and friends at 52nd annual Alumni Awards

During Blue & Gold Weekend, the UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association will celebrate the outstanding career accomplishments and impactful service of several individuals

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Inside UMassD September 11, 2025

Campus Community Accomplishments: Robot Races, Retaining New Nurses, & Campus Civic Engagement

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A New Year Begins at UMass Dartmouth

The 2025–26 academic year has officially launched on the SouthCoast, bringing with it a renewed sense of excitement, purpose, and Corsair pride

UMass Law signs 20th 3+3 agreement with UMass Amherst
UMass Law signs 3+3 accelerated degree program with UMass Amherst

Landmark 20th joint degree partnership expands access to affordable legal education across Massachusetts

a rare blue lobster now resides at SMAST's seawater lab in New Bedford
Meet SMAST's newest resident: a rare blue lobster

Striking blue crustacean is one in two million

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Welcome to a new year at UMassD!

Here’s what you need to know to prepare for a successful fall semester.

UMass Law's entering class of 2025 pictured on the first day of orientation
UMass Law welcomes the entering class of 2025

New students bring diversity, experience, and commitment to the only public law school in Massachusetts

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Anna Burke '29, Hannah Abrams '29, Hayley Mimoso '29, Amelia Breese '29, Jacob Rocha '29, Kylie Monteforte '29, Whitney Berger '29
High-achieving SouthCoast students enroll at UMass Dartmouth: Why top local graduates chose UMassD
21 of UMass Dartmouth’s class of 2029 students are among the top 10 graduates of local Bristol and Plymouth County high schools.
Claire Yost '25 in army uniform
Claire Yost ’25: “Lethal on paper."
Claire Yost ’25 channels her service experience into a new mission: public policy.
Mia Oliveira '26 sitting on a boat smiling while holding research equipment
Mia Oliveira '26: Networking the coast
Marine biology major conducts field research across the Cape and Islands while making industry connections at her SMAST internship
Marisa Heller at her undergraduate commencement in the spring of 2025
Marisa Heller BS '25, JD '27: The business of law
Rising 2L is UMass Dartmouth's first business student in UMass Law's accelerated 3+3 program
Kayla Alvares BSN MSN PhD smiling in front of a blue background
Kayla Alvares '19, MSN '22, PhD '25: A decade at UMassD
First-generation nursing student earns BSN, MSN, and PhD at UMass Dartmouth, spending 10 years as part of the campus community
Data science master's student Trina Xavier with Blue Tech interns
Trina Xavier MS '25: Data and the blue economy
Data science master's student discovers a sea of opportunities in the rapidly growing ocean-based workforce.
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Kadijah Young '25: Discipline and dedication
Online finance student didn’t wait for the perfect moment, she created it
Cybersecurity student Raquel Bush stands in the UMassD library
Raquel Ana Bush '25, '26: Mind and machine
CyberCorps SFS scholar Raquel Ana Bush prepares for a career in machine learning and cybersecurity.
Headshot of Fatima Alzyoud '22 in front of a gray background
Fatima Alzyoud '22: Advancing women's healthcare equity through PhD research
Nurse science educator PhD alumna reflects on her journey from obstetric nurse in Jordan to UMassD doctoral graduate

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Events

Sep
19
2:00PM
Career Week: Handshake Launch (CNHS)
Corsairs celebrate Career Week! Come learn all about Handshake for your career journey.
Sep
19
4:00PM
Career Week: Resume Ready, Job Search Steady (Make Up Session)
Time to work on your resume and start your job search!
Sep
19
5:00PM
Career Week: How to Work a Career Fair
Learn what you should do before, during, and after a career fair!
Sep
20
7:30PM
Observatory Open House
Observatory Open House
Sep
22
2:00PM
Career Week: Handshake Launch (Make Up Session)
Corsairs celebrate Career Week! Come learn all about Handshake for your career journey.
Sep
23
4:00PM
VIP Pre-Career Fair Networking Event
Meet a select group of career fair employers before the actual event. Invite only!
Launch UMassD events calendar