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These statements are required to be shared with students and are reviewed and adopted by the UMass Faculty Senate. The statements can be accessed on the Faculty Senate page or reviewed below.
Accommodation Statement
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is committed to making reasonable, effective, and appropriate accommodations to meet the needs of students with disabilities and help create a barrier-free campus. If you have a disability and require accommodations, please register with Disability Services, meet with an Access Coordinator in Disability Services, and send your accommodation letter to your faculty. Information on services and registration is available on the Disability Services website (https://www.umass.edu/disability/).
📌 The Assistive Technology Center has great resources for students.
Here is a list of the software and hardware tools that they make available.
Academic Integrity Statement
UMass Amherst is strongly committed to academic integrity, which is defined as completing all academic work without cheating, lying, stealing, or receiving unauthorized assistance from any other person, or using any source of information not appropriately authorized or attributed. As a community, we hold each other accountable and support each other’s knowledge and understanding of academic integrity. Academic dishonesty is prohibited in all programs of the University and includes but is not limited to: Cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, lying, and facilitating dishonesty, via analogue and digital means. Sanctions may be imposed on any student who has committed or participated in an academic integrity infraction. Any person who has reason to believe that a student has committed an academic integrity infraction should bring such information to the attention of the appropriate course instructor as soon as possible. All students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have read and acknowledged the Commitment to Academic Integrity and are knowingly responsible for completing all work with integrity and in accordance with the policy: (Academic Integrity Policy).
Title IX Statement
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that prohibits gender-based discrimination in educational settings that receive federal funds, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is committed to providing a safe learning environment for all students, free from all forms of discrimination, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and retaliation. This includes interactions in person or online through digital platforms and social media. Title IX also protects against discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, or related conditions, including recovery. There are resources here on campus to support you. A summary of the available Title IX resources (confidential and non-confidential) can be found at the following link: https://www.umass.edu/titleix/resources. You do not need to make a formal report to access them. If you need immediate support, you are not alone. Free and confidential support is available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year at the SASA Hotline 413-545-0800.
Names and Pronouns
Students can indicate their preferred/chosen first name and pronouns on SPIRE, which appear on class rosters. Please let me know what name and pronouns I should use for you if they are not on the roster.
UMass Resources for Writing, Research, & Analysis
UMass Writing Center
UMass Amherst Writing Center provides excellent support but you need to plan ahead by reaching out early.
Style Guides
The Chicago Manual of Style is your go-to guide for style, usage, and grammar. We have free access through the UMass library.
If you prefer APA Formatting, Purdue University hosts a site called Purdue OWL that has a ton of resources, including sample papers that you can access to copy the formatting style.
Information Literacy Modules
UMass Libraries offers self-directed modules, including videos and other resources, for a wide array of topics related to information literacy. Specifically, they have modules on APA 6 and 7.
UMass Library Research Guides
These are curated resources put together by our excellent librarians.
Public Policy and Administration
Methodology Consulting and Support at the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) at UMass
The Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) offers free methodology consultations for students, faculty, and other members of the UMass-Amherst research community.
Access Your Free New York Times Subscription
UMass Library provides free access to NYTimes.com for UMass students. You need to set up an account first. This is the easiest way to access current articles from NYT.
Information Technology & AI Use
LinkedIn Learning is an online library of courses.
UMass hosts a generative AI Platform that provides free access to leading generative AI models, including models made by OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Cohere, Mistral, and more. Login using your UMass credentials.
My policy regarding AI use in my courses. You may create a copy of the disclosure template for your own use.