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The Reason Is Racism
by Katharine Whittemore
Black women are four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women. In one anthropology class, students considered why.
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Rooted
by Emily Gold Boutilier
First-year students tested their DNA in a new course inspired by the PBS series Finding Your Roots.
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Q&A: Professor Amrita Basu
by Katharine Whittemore
Amrita Basu, Domenic J. Paino 1955 Professor of Political Science, chair of sexuality, women’s and gender studies, discusses the midterm elections, the Kavanaugh hearings, #MeToo, and the state of women’s movements today.
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Reading Gorbachev in Moscow
by Caroline Hanna
Here’s what happens when a former Soviet leader picks up your biography of him.
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Jazz Recordings
by Darryl Harper ’90
Darryl Harper ’90, Associate Professor of Music and Incoming Director of Amherst’s Center for Humanistic Inquiry, discusses his favorite jazz musicians and recordings.
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Local With a Side of Fries
by Mary Elizabeth Strunk
Amherst’s director of dining services had a big first year.
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Building Her Country
by Katherine Duke ’05
An Amherst junior won Jamaica’s highest honor for young adults.
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Partner Work
by Bill Sweet
“Two heads are not just better than one,” says a chemistry professor who consults weekly with a statistics professor. “They’re actually like three.”
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“Lead a Big Life”
by Rachael Hanley
Does it matter what a president does? Other things matter more, said two-time presidential candidate John Kasich.