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Social Thought and Political Economy

Last year STPEC celebrated 50 years of interdisciplinary programming that has challenged students to approach our most complex societal concerns with a critical analysis and transformative solutions. STPEC could not have thrived for this long without your help. It is not too late to help us mark this important milestone with a donation to STPEC.

Your donation during this year’s UMassGives campaign will support student activism and internship work through the Sara Lennox Scholarship Fund and the STPEC Summer Grassroots Internship Scholarship. As you know STPEC students bring their passion, time and talent to a variety of social issues. Over the past year STPEC students have:

  • Managed a food justice campaign with the Center for Education Policy and Advocacy (UMass Amherst Campus).
  • Taught middle school students with Generation Teach in Worcester public schools (Worcester, MA).
  • Served as an intern for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Boston, MA).
  • Provided case management support for social workers at Dynamic Pathways (Bohemia, NY).
  • Developed a podcast and provided administrative support for the Human Restoration Project (Remote).
  • Organized an international conference to strengthen the ties between the anti-war and environmental justice movements with the Institute for Policy Studies (Remote).

Your UMassGives contribution will help STPEC students bring what they’ve learned in the classroom to the real world. Because student activism and internship work are largely unpaid, STPEC students need financial assistance to pursue these opportunities. Please support the next generation of engaged scholars and activists.

Thank you

See what people are sharing about UMassGives 2024!
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SBS Cash by Area
See how much each area within SBS has received during UMassGives.
Rank Area Raised
1 UMass Women into Leadership $80,756.00
2 Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning (Unrestricted) $50,200.00
3 The Galbraith Prize $47,730.00
4 Department of Political Science $16,565.00
5 SBS in DC $16,000.00
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SBS Gifts by Area
See how many gifts each area within SBS has received.
Rank Area Gifts
1 UMass Women into Leadership 130
2 Department of Journalism 47
3 The Galbraith Prize 38
4 The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship Fund 37
5 Department of Political Science 13
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Power Hour #1
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Student Alumni Association 128
2 $500 UMass Women into Leadership 90
3 $500 Professional Writing and Technical Communication 36
4 College of Education Student Emergency Fund 10
5 Men's Lacrosse 8
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Power Hour #2
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Protect Our Breasts 112
2 $500 University Without Walls 69
3 $500 Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning 31
4 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences 29
5 Indian Classical Arts Society 27
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Power Hour #3
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Minuteman Marching Band 87
2 $500 Fencing Club 74
3 $500 Active Minds 65
4 Climbing Club 60
5 HackUMass 33
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Power Hour #4
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 The Massachusetts Daily Collegian 277
2 $500 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 134
3 $500 UMass CHAARG 99
4 Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management 85
5 The Boltwood Project 75
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Stonewall Center 160
2 $500 Model UN 71
3 $500 Women for UMass Amherst 48
4 Film Studies Program 41
5 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 13
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Power Hour #6
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Rugby 167
2 $500 Women’s Rugby Football Club 122
3 $500 Student Care & Emergency Response Fund 52
4 UMass EMS 46
5 UMass Hillel 33
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Power Hour #7
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Club Rowing 216
2 $500 Women's Club Ice Hockey 123
3 $500 Spanish and Portuguese Studies 78
4 Filipino Student Association 69
5 Nursing Study Abroad Scholarships 25
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Power Hour #8
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 25 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Duly Noted 270
2 $500 Women's Ultimate Frisbee 148
3 $500 Boxing Club 80
4 Engineers Without Borders 40
5 Cape Verdean Student Alliance 32
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