Cullen Murphy and President Biddy Martin

Photos from Campaign Launch Weekend

Musical performances. Faculty and student panels. The dedication of a residence hall. The campaign launch weekend was full of conversation, communication, and celebration.

Board of Trustees Chair Cullen Murphy ā€™74 Interviews President Biddy Martin

April 7, 2018

Why Amherst? Why now? A discussion of the vision, plan and goals for the campaign.

Dedication of Ford Hall

April 6, 2018

Welcome to Ford Hall. Greenway Dorm A is named Ford Hall in honor of William E. Ford III ā€™83, Pā€™13. The celebration included remarks from President Biddy Martin, Bill Ford, Cullen Murphy and Aditi Krishnamurthy ā€˜18.

Putting Education to Work

April 7, 2018

Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning staff, along with students, discuss key developments in the evolution of the center, the popular Trek program and other experiential learning opportunities.

From Archive to Article in Six Months: Building a Collaborative Research Project in the Humanities

April 7, 2018

A panel of students and staff describe an intensive research experience that sent six students to London for summer archival research, and resulted in their writing an original scholarly article.

Passion and Purpose: Development Outside the Classroom

April 7, 2018

Amherst students are doers, joiners, leaders. This panel focuses on the extracurricular lives of Amherst students, what they do and why. What excites our students about those activities? How do they enrich the Amherst experience?