UMass Amherst now provides free COVID-19 tests for local community members. Tests will be offered by appointment only at the Mullins Center. For more information, visit the Community COVID-19 Testing page.
UMass Amherst has announced its Spring 2021 operating plan, inviting additional students to return to campus to advance their studies. The plan prioritizes public health and safety, including expansion of the university’s successful COVID-19 testing program. For more information, go to www.umass.edu/spring.
Nilanjana “Buju” Dasgupta
Director of Faculty Equity and Inclusion
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As the director of faculty equity and inclusion, Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta works with faculty and develops policies and programs that can be implemented college-wide to increase diversity in the hiring, retention, success, and satisfaction of faculty from underrepresented groups. She also leads research and assessment of needs in the College of Natural Sciences regarding underrepresented faculty, as well as programs designed to address those needs. Dr. Dasgupta represents CNS to the Chancellor’s Faculty Advisor for Diversity and Equity and plays an active role in CNS leadership. As a professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst, Dr. Dasgupta's research focuses on people's beliefs and attitudes toward social groups, why women leave STEM fields, and how institutions can reverse this.
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