The University of Massachusetts Amherst, which is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a public research and land-grant university, and one of the top 80 schools in the U.S. In 1862, Former President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, which established Massachusetts Agricultural College. The school became the University of Massachusetts in 1947. Today, its campus size is over 1,400 acres. The UMass Amherst motto is “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” or “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.” Notable alumni include Pixies frontman Black Francis and guitarist Joey Santiago (who met at the university and wrote a song called “U-Mass”), singer Natalie Cole, biologist Jeff Corwin, former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch, actor Bill Pullman, poet Natasha Trethewey and game show host Ken Ober. The school’s colors are maroon, black and white, and its mascot is Sam the Minuteman. Its sports affiliations are NCAA Division I FBS – Atlantic 10, Hockey East and FBS Independent. Varsity sports offered at UMass include men’s baseball, basketball, cross country, football, hockey and lacrosse, and women’s basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse and rowing. The teams are called the Minutemen and Minutewomen, respectively.
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. More from Wikipedia...
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