AMHERST - A UMass Amherst senior thought he won a $10,000 prize after hitting a half-court shot during a halftime challenge at a basketball game, but the school said replay proved otherwise.

Updated: Apr 11, 2025 / 05:35 AM EDT AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Additional UMass Amherst students have had their visas revoked, bringing the total number of students up to 13.

AMHERST - A UMass student who was initially denied a $10,000 prize after making a half-court shot in a halftime challenge at a college basketball game will be getting the money after all.

Under unclear circumstances, five international students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst had their visas suddenly revoked and student statuses terminated by the federal government last ...

“UMass Amherst has no evidence that information it was required to provide to the Department of Education in the course of any complaint process in this or any previous administration has any ...

Massachusetts universities including UMass Amherst, Northeastern University and Harvard are all reporting that numerous students have seen their visas revoked in recent weeks, joining colleges ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently launched an investigation into UMass Amherst for alleged discrimination involving shared ancestry — which is under Title VI ...