A conversation between Biddy Martin, the 19th president of Amherst College, and Michael A. Elliott '92, whose tenure as the 20th president of the College will commence on August 1.
William Taubman, the Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, identifies eight periods of Putin’s life which were more than simply passages he lived through. Professor Taubman talks about which Russian domestic events shaped Putin, which events Putin has shaped, and more about international developments.
Lisa Friscia ’02, Pamela Golden ’97, Dan Mardeusz ’82, P’16, and Carla Schneider Muskat ’82, P’12,’18, discuss the impact of hybrid and remote work on talent acquisition; diversity, equity and inclusion; attrition; and professional development. This panel discussion covers the trade-offs in defining your location strategy. Moderated by Amherst College Trustee Rejji Hayes ’97.
Michelle Morgan is retiring after 44 years coaching women at Amherst. Hear stories from the earliest days of coeducation to the present day from this remarkable educator. Coach Morgan is joined by media executive Kathleen Murphy ’82.
Panelists Tom Davis ’71, H’09; Jean Fugett ’72, P’11; Sandy Rosenberg ’72; and Rick Swartz ’72, P’11, discuss how the war and draft, racial reckonings, mass protests, political assassinations, seminal elections, and their Amherst experiences informed their approaches to mobilizing and using power for political and social change —then and now.
Kim Townsend G’11, Class of 1959 Professor of English, Emeritus, and Horace Porter ’72, P’07, Professor of American Studies, Emeritus, at The University of Iowa, discuss Amherst College and related matters, including Vietnam, Black studies, Presidents Plimpton and Ward, the two moratoria and the protests at Westover Air Reserve Base.
June 2, 2022
One of the earliest first-person testimonial accounts of World War II and the Holocaust was published in Spain in 1946. Buried in the stacks of Madrid’s National Library, this memoir of a Spanish concentration camp survivor had been all but forgotten. With the help of a team of Amherst College student researchers, Professor of Spanish Sara J. Brenneis has been piecing together how a Spanish soldier who fought against Franco and Hitler came to publish his account in a fascist newspaper soon after his liberation. From French refugee encampments, to the Austrian Nazi fortress of Mauthausen, to the Franco regime’s little-known Department of Judaism, this presentation unravels one of the most intriguing mysteries to emerge from a supposedly neutral Spain during World War II.
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| "That extraordinary man” A Spaniard’s Tale of Survival in a Nazi Camp program | 76.72 MB |
June 2, 2022
Stefan Bradley, Professor of Black Studies and History, explores the confrontation of universities and colleges with the tumultuous social movements of the past and present. Whether it was connections to the Cold War, the civil rights movement or curricular changes, students were in the vanguard of the campaigns to restructure higher education. This session centers the efforts of Black students and their progressive allies to check what they viewed as racism and imperialism.
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| Agitation Yields Access Activism and the Formation of Higher Education, 1962–Present | 90.06 MB |
June 2, 2022
Often the subject of nature documentaries and explorer biographies, Antarctica feels far removed from our daily lives. Assistant Professor of Geology Nick Holschuh’s research, focused on understanding the past and present of the Antarctic ice sheet, as the ice sheet itself is both an incredible source of information about Earth’s history and a major source of risk for coastlines on a warming planet, provides a brief overview of the tools we use to study the Antarctic ice sheet, the ongoing changes we observe there and the active Antarctic research at Amherst College that is helping to bring the system into focus.
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| Antarctica and Global Climate Insights from the Bottom of the Planet.mp3 | 84.18 MB |
June 3, 2022
Wes Dripps ’92, the new Director of Sustainability, discusses the recently created Office of Environmental Sustainability under academic affairs, to integrate sustainability across the curriculum, co-curriculum and operations of the College, and a look at Amherst’s sustainability efforts and path forward.
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| Sustainability at Amherst—The Path Forward.mp3 | 112.14 MB |
June 3, 2022
Barry O’Connell, the James E. Ostendarp Professor of English, Emeritus, retired this January after 50 years at Amherst. Join Professor O'Connell in conversation and reflection with Rick Pfeiffer ’77.
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| A Conversation with Barry O’Connell.mp3 | 92.42 MB |
June 3, 2022
Panel discussion including Debby Applegate ’89, who received her Ph.D. from Yale in American studies and has taught at Yale University, Wesleyan University and Marymount College; and David Gellman ’88, an Early American historian and professor of history at DePauw University. These panelists explore developments in society and higher education that have driven changes in the field of American studies over the past 45 years. Moderated by Rick Pfeiffer ’77.
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| A Discussion on the Evolution of American Studies—1973–2022 “We the People” or “Me the People”.mp3 | 81.78 MB |
June 3, 2022
Lightning TED-style 8-minute talks highlighting the transformation of science and technology between our first day at Amherst and today. Presenters include David J. Helfand ’72, David Levenson ’72, P’07, and Phil Shapiro ’72. Topics include our understanding of the universe, Earth, our energy systems, computing and biomedical sciences.
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| Then and Now The World in 1968 and 2022.mp3 | 55.79 MB |
June 3, 2022
Karen Sánchez-Eppler, the L. Stanton Williams 1941 Professor of American Studies, and Anna Plummer ’20, a scholar who specializes in the Dickinson family, discuss Emily Dickinson’s poetry. The presentations are followed by discussion and Q&A.
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| Emily Dickinson Her Verse and Her Universe.mp3 | 122.87 MB |
June 3, 2022
Catherine Epstein, Provost and Dean of the Faculty and Winkley Professor of History participate in a wide-ranging conversation about Amherst’s academic landscape. Among other topics, Dean Epstein discusses academic initiatives, pedagogical innovation and the changing faculty at the College.
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| Those Who Teach and Those Who Learn A Conversation with the Provost and Dean of the Faculty.mp3 | 107.35 MB |