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This video is part of our on-going Alumni in the Field series, where alumni reflect on their career paths and how their Amherst experience shaped their lives
Actor John Michael Higgins ’85 was a professional actor in high school when he learned about Amherst from an alumnus with whom he was working. He credits Amherst College with the success of his improvisation.
The Amherst environment fosters lifelong friendships and sparks a deep and persistent desire to learn. Alumni are present in almost every walk of life. Some alumni are or have been prominent on the world scene and many others contribute to society in equally important though less public ways. A liberal arts education prepares students for careers, volunteer activities and individual interests and pursuits that are personally meaningful.
It’s not about what you have done since Amherst, but who you have become.
Eva Gladek ’05 believes human cities and industries should work the same way. Metabolic, the business she founded in the Netherlands in 2012, promotes innovation toward a circular economy, “broadly defined as an economy that is waste-free and regenerative by design.”
Read Eva's story
Laura Moser ’99 launched Daily Action in 2016, a service that texts subscribers each day with a simple, strategic political action they can take, such as calling their senator or sharing an informative video.
Read Laura's story
Since 1996, Katherine Chia's firm, Desai Chia, has established a reputation for authentic design, sustainable strategies and the craft of building. Her projects have received numerous accolades, including four American Architecture Awards and six American Institute of Architects Design Awards.
Read Katherine's story
Adam Vine ’01 and Andrew Epstein ’02 are consulting with companies in the cannabis industry to help them become more socially responsible, and in 2017, founded a two-pronged venture based in Los Angeles: the for-profit Cage-Free Cannabis and the nonprofit Cage-Free Repair.
Read Adam's and Andrew's story