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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
When Alden Booth ’83, P’12 and Lissa Greenough ’83, P’12 opened beloved brewpub The People’s Pint in Greenfield more than 20 years ago, area farmers weren’t accustomed to selling directly to restaurants.
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.
As director of the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office leads a team of about 450 lawyers, accountants, digital forensics experts and others as they investigate and prosecute a select number of major economic crimes.
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As author of 17 books, as well as articles and op-ed pieces, David Kirp has explored all facets of educational policy, including issues of equity and the ways in which colleges fail to graduate enough students.
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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.”
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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.
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