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| | Employer Profile: University of Massachusetts Amherst |
 | | A leading center for public higher education in the Northeast, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has gained a reputation for excellence in a growing number of fields, for its wide and varied academic offerings, and for its expanding historic roles in education, research, and public service. |
 | | The flagship campus of the Commonwealth's University system, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a major research university enrolling more than 24,000 students, from the entire United States and nearly 100 countries. |
 | | Established in 1863 under the Morrill Land Grant Act as Massachusetts Agricultural College, and opened in 1867 on a 310-acre campus with 4 faculty members, 4 buildings and 56 students, "Mass Aggie" became Massachusetts State College in 1931 and the University of Massachusetts in 1947 during a post-World War II growth surge. |
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