[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"292636","attributes":{"alt":"Douglas C. Grissom","class":"media-image image-align-left","desc":"DouglasGrissom.jpg","height":"150","nid":"548063","title":"","width":"130"}}]]Douglas C. Grissom was recognized during the college's Commencement ceremonies on May 25.
May 27, 2014 e-News
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"292641","attributes":{"alt":"Amber Khan ’14","class":"media-image image-align-left","desc":"Fulbright.jpg","height":"150","nid":"548069","title":"","width":"130"}}]]An unprecedented number of Amherst College students - 12 graduates of the Class of 2014 and three recent graduates - have been offered Fulbright Fellowships to teach and study abroad.
May 27, 2014 e-News
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"292635","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image image-align-left","desc":"Commencement.jpg","height":"150","nid":"548062","title":"","width":"130"}}]]Quoting two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur '42, Amherst President Biddy Martin urged the members of the Class of 2014 during Commencement on May 25 to celebrate their many impressive achievements and "ramify"--branch out, extend or become more complex.
May 27, 2014 e-News
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"292637","attributes":{"alt":"sheila chukwulozie","class":"media-image image-align-left","desc":"sheila-chukwulozie.jpg","height":"150","nid":"548064","title":"","width":"130"}}]]Sheila Chukwulozie '16 offered the newspaper her perspective on the difficulties she and other Nigerian girls face in getting an education.
May 27, 2014 e-News
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"292638","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image image-align-left","desc":"wbur.jpg","height":"150","nid":"548065","title":"","width":"130"}}]]The city's National Public Radio affiliate aired an in-depth segment on the college's commitment to access and success for all students.
May 27, 2014 e-News
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"292634","attributes":{"alt":"Naomi Bates '14","class":"media-image image-align-left","desc":"championships.jpg","height":"150","nid":"548061","title":"","width":"130"}}]]For the second time in program history, the fourth-ranked Amherst men's tennis team laid claim to the national championship, defeating top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center, 5-3. Joey Fritz '14 captured the men's individual singles title, while Jordan Brewer '14 and Gabby Devlin '14 won their third women's doubles crown. In addition, Naomi Bates '14 won her second NCAA title in the long jump.
May 27, 2014 e-News