Neat opportunity to connect current (non-band) students to the Old Chapel on the UMass campus… it’s been closed since 1997. This was a fun way to connect my journalism teaching gig to my alumnosity with the Minuteman Band 0

Tonight represents one of my favorite intersections in life. I get the honor of hanging out and networking with talented UMass students and extol the wonders of my UMass degree. Okay, there’s the line Here’s the reality: I have a BA in sociology from UMass and manage social media marketing for the world’s leader in  Read more »

So it appears a lot of you are Googling this phone number and landing on this site. How do I know? I mentioned it in a post a while back about the importance of giving back to your alma mater. 6

Spring is approaching (well, it’s already here in college-speak), so now’s the time to explore those spring awakenings. My course, Intro to Online Journalism, is offered through UMassOnline’s award-winning Certificate of Journalism program. Class begins Jan. 19, you can register through Jan. 31. 0

For time immemorial or so it seems, UMass Amherst (nee UMass) has struggled with its alumni outreach. I think a lot of that has to do with a long-standing patriarchical view the campus and its inhabitants have toward Beacon Hill. We want Boston to pay for everything. And for a while, that formula had worked.  Read more »