Approximately 165 students were evacuated following a fire in a dorm building at UMass Amherst caused by an electrical panel failure.

The University alerted students to the incident at East Residence Hall on social media shortly before 4:00 p.m.

UMass Boston said an incident at the school has been cleared after a large police presence was on campus, centered around the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Two UMass Boston freshmen spoke emotionally about the major police response and emergency evacuation of a residence hall on Thursday.

To follow up on Wednesday’s incident at UMass Lowell, where a juvenile was spotted carrying a BB gun on campus.