Financial Aid for Social Change — This week President Biddy Martin took part in a panel discussion hosted by the Ford Foundation. The event, called "Funding Futures: Scholarships as Agents of Social Change," is available for viewing on the
Ford website. To see Martin, begin at 5:26:45.
Career Center Gains New Name — The new
Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning finds renewed support for its student-driven programming.
College Celebrates Opening of New Dorms — The campus community gathered in a sunny courtyard last week to mark the opening of the
four new Greenway residence halls. Students, faculty and staff toured the buildings' study areas, lounges, kitchens and event rooms.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Addresses Full House in LeFrak —
In a talk to 1,400 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members, the National Book Award winner and MacArthur Fellow reframed the American dream and said the mission of his life is confronting racism.
New Look, New Works, New Mead — Amherst's art museum unveiled a
renovated main gallery and six new exhibitions and installations. Work now on view ranges from recently acquired contemporary artworks to objects from the permanent collection that have not been shown in more than a decade.
Bringing Home Lessons of Supreme Court Friendships — Paul Smith '76 has argued such landmark cases as
Lawrence v. Texas. When
he delivered the annual DeMott Lecture to new students in Johnson Chapel last week, he said some of his greatest lessons on tolerance have come from the justices themselves.
'97 Screenwriter on Women of Wall Street — In an
interview with
New Republic, Amy Fox '97 talked about female ambition, Wall Street and her new film,
Equity.
Sports Medicine Specialist is New Health Center Director —
Emily Jones, M.D., was born and raised in Amherst and was a physician at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Concord, N.H.
President Delivers Convocation Address —
Yeasty. That's the word Biddy Martin used on Labor Day when
welcoming the newest students to campus. The word, she said, perfectly sums up the Amherst culture.
Distinguished Service Awards — The Executive Committee is seeking
nominations for outstanding alumni volunteers.
