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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

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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

Students gathered around the mascot arnie
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

Aboard the RV Thomas G. Thompson, UMassD researchers sailed from Phuket, Thailand, for a global ocean mission
Following the monsoon winds: UMass Dartmouth’s role in a global ocean mission

UMassD team returns from international monsoon research expedition funded by $1M Office of Naval Research grant in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences

UMassD Believes First-year students showcasing the values of the University community
UMassD Believes Essay Contest Winners Announced

The annual Corsair tradition celebrates the voices of incoming first-year students, sharing their personal narratives as they begin their journey at UMass Dartmouth

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Claire Yost '25 in army uniform
“Lethal on paper”: A veteran’s fight for change through public policy
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.
Kadijah Young '25 Headshot
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
Sean Perrine pictured in the Grove
Sean Perrine '25: Measurable impact
Law student gains meaningful experience in inaugural State AG Clinic

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16
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