News and Events Keep up with Five College announcements and events. See All Five College News Expected PVTA bus service for spring semester announced Students at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and UMass Amherst may choose from thousands of courses to take at any of the campuses, at no additional charge, with credits easily transferred. Supporting this resource is a bus service connecting the campuses, as well as the downtowns and shopping centers of the area. Five Colleges offers an update on PVTA bus service for the spring. See full announcement Five College ASL student awarded annual Lorna Peterson Prize Hayden Gadd, a member of the Hampshire College class of 2021, has been awarded the Lorna Peterson Prize in acknowledgement of his extensive participation in multi-campus life and academics within the Five College Consortium. Hayden studied American Sign Language (ASL) at the Five College Center for World Languages. Over the past two years he has collaborated with his ASL instructor, Dana Hoover, and the director of the Amherst College Choral Society, Arianne Abela, to provide simultaneous ASL interpreting for choir performances, including a performance of the John Legend/Common song Glory. with the Amherst College Glee Club. Hayden has also completed the Five College Cognitive Neuroscience certificate. See full announcement Staff Hired to Support Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative Five Colleges, Incorporated has hired two new staff members to help carry out a major effort to build a model of collaborative teaching and learning for Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) among the consortium’s member campuses. Titled Gathering at the Crossroads, the effort will allow the campuses to develop a set of new academic pathways for students interested in NAIS, as well as create new advising structures to guide students through these academic options. It is supported by a $2.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. See full announcement Five Colleges®, Incorporated 97 Spring Street, Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 542-4000 Social Facebook Twitter YouTube SmugMug Quick Links About the Consortium Employment Governing Committees Log In Member Institutions Amherst College Hampshire College Mount Holyoke College Smith College UMass Amherst Login Non-Discrimination Policy Five Colleges, Incorporated (FCI) is committed to providing equal access and opportunity in employment and education to all employees and students. In compliance with state and federal law, FCI does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state or local law. A member of the Association for Collaborative Leadership. ©2021 Five Colleges®, Incorporated