News and views from campus
- Elevating the College Party
A new dinner program adds sophistication to the campus social scene. -
Keefe’s Makeover
Workers have completed an interior renovation of Keefe Campus Center. Here are the major changes. -
Making Sense of Calamity
Two professors have designed a seminar on the meaning of catastrophe. -
Rachel Maddow’s One Percent
“We as civilians are alienated from the people who have been fighting in our name,” she said on campus. -
From Farm to Table in 1,500 Yards
The campus is now home to a for-profit farm. -
There’s Another Vegan on Campus
Attention scientists (and first-graders): Amherst has a new dinosaur skeleton. -
Student View: Signature Look
Daniel Diner ′14 on his ACEMS uniform - Coming Full Circle
Decades after starting the Amherst Political Union, a retired district attorney was its featured speaker. -
When the Mental is Physical
Here's something that will stress you out: Stress is bad for your biochemistry. -
Three Join Dream Team
President Biddy Martin has added three new members to her senior staff. -
Thinking Compassionate Thoughts
A inside the home of Amherst’s third president, A professor emeritus is trying to make education more “mindful.” -
Power to the People
A building that once provided power to the campus is being repurposed as a social space. -
College to Change Site of New Science Center
In order to stem rising costs and reduce disruption, the college will change the location and design of the planned new science center, while remaining on track to complete the building in 2018.