Summer Seminars at UMass Downtown

Description

UMass Downtown and the UMass Amherst Graduate School invite you to the Summer Seminar Series, a new public speaker series connecting campus research with the community. Each Wednesday evening, UMass graduate student presenters will share their research, ideas, and work in an engaging and approachable format designed to spark conversation, curiosity, and connection. Each session offers a chance to hear directly from emerging scholars doing meaningful work across disciplines, with opportunities for discussion and community engagement.

Wednesdays | June 17–August 5 6:00–7:30 PM
Free and open to the public

July 8 | Adam Eichen Public Opinion on America's 250th: Insights from the UMass Poll

As American politics becomes increasingly contentious, with democratic norms and guardrails breaking down, politicians, pundits, and activists alike claim to have the American people on their side. But in these turbulent times, what do Americans actually want from the government? How do they assess Donald Trump's second term? How are they feeling about America on its 250th birthday? And what do the tea leaves say about the upcoming midterm elections? Join Adam Eichen, PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science and Lead Graduate Fellow with the UMass Poll, as he presents both newly released and historical polling from the UMass Poll, the university's nationally recognized survey organization, that begins to answer these questions and more.