University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy, Amherst

Name: University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy
Address: Amherst, United States

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy is a school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Formerly known and operated as the Center for Public Policy, the center was upgraded to a school in 2016 to reflect its changing mission. The school offers an undergraduate certificate and master's degrees. In October 2019, the school announced a five-year expansion plan that included the creation of an undergraduate public policy major to start in the Fall of 2021. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'6"N, 72°31'20"W

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University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mullins Center, University Museum of Contemporary Art, Campus Pond, Old Chapel.

0.7 miNW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
17 min walk • The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
~1550 ftNW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst
8 min walk • The University Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The UMCA has been housed in the university's Fine Arts Center since 1975, after the university began collecting works in 1962.
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Campus Pond, Amherst
11 min walk • The Campus Pond at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a pond located in the center of campus that was created in the early 1890s. It is bordered to the south by the Fine Arts Center.
0.4 miNW
Church, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Chapel, Amherst
11 min walk • Old Chapel, formerly known as the Old Chapel Library is a former library on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1010 ftNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
5 min walk • The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery.
0.4 miSE
Emily Dickinson, Cemetery
Amherst West Cemetery, Amherst
12 min walk • Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct. When the area was separated as Amherst in 1786, the property was taken over by the newly established town.
0.4 miNW
Art gallery, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
10 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
0.5 miNW
Library
W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst
12 min walk • The W. E. B. Du Bois Library is one of the three libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, the others being the Science and Engineering Library, and the Wadsworth Library at the Mount Ida Campus. The W. E. B.
0.6 miS
Library
Jones Library, Amherst
16 min walk • The Jones Library of Amherst, Massachusetts is a public library with three locations, the main building and two branches. The library was established in 1919 by a fund set up in the will of lumberman Samuel Minot Jones.
0.4 miW
42°22'58"N • 72°31'47"W
Hampden Gallery, Amherst
11 min walk • Museum
0.4 miSW
Tower
John Adams Tower, Amherst
11 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.

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Nearby attractions include Fine Arts Center, Amherst (5 min walk), University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst (8 min walk), John F. Kennedy Tower, Amherst (10 min walk), University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (10 min walk).