Alumni

Welcome! Explore the many ways to connect with the college and our 23,000 alumni.

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Whether searching for friends in a city you’re visiting, finding an Amherst event in your area or looking for career advice, our alumni are a valuable resource for the entire Amherst community.

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Lifelong Learning

An Amherst education doesn’t end at commencement. We’re pleased to offer a variety of in-person and online learning experiences that will give you a lot to consider and discuss.

Learning Opportunities
A photo of a Black woman smiling and holding her hand to her face. Featured Alumni

Chloe McKenzie ’14

Founder of the nonprofit BlackFem

She set out to study her contentious relationship with wealth. In doing so, she created a term that’s gaining traction.

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Stephen Hoge ’98

President and Head of Research & Development, Moderna

For a decade, his company had pioneered the messenger RNA approach, but until now, few had noticed or cared. The inside story of the vaccine that may change everything.

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Thomas Mitchell ’87

Professor of Law, Texas A&M University

Thomas Mitchell ’87 closed a loophole in real estate law that’s cheated the Black community from Reconstruction to today.

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Suzan Murray ’84

Program Director, Global Health Program, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

How veterinarian Suzan Murray ’84 is finding—and combatting—the viruses of the future in the age of COVID.

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