The James E. Ostendarp Professor of English helped to establish a student discussion group about questions raised by the War on Terror and also co-taught a course titled “Media, Culture and Citizenship Since 9/11.” Read an abridged print version of his interview with Katherine Duke ’05 or listen to an extended audio version.
e-News September 14, 2011
Read reflections by current Amherst students who were grade-school children in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, and find links to Amherst magazine and Amherst Student coverage of the attacks, including remembrances of the three alumni victims—Frederick C. Rimmele III ’90, Brock Safronoff ’97 and Maurita Tam ’01—and a new interview with Safronoff’s widow, Tara Neelakantappa Safronoff ’97, about her life then and now.
e-News September 14, 2011
Three young Amherst professors are getting an unusual opportunity to expose students to biomathematics, an innovative blend of math and the natural sciences.
e-News September 14, 2011
Check out the new Amherst Athletics YouTube channel to watch preseason highlights and get an inside look into the training camps of your favorite fall teams.
e-News September 14, 2011
The Committee on Honorary Degrees, which is made up of trustees, faculty and students, will meet this fall to begin preparing a list of nominees for honorary degrees to be awarded at Commencement 2012. Submit your nominations for candidates online.
e-News September 14, 2011
The Berkshire Eagle reports that Canon Stephen Booth ’65, the soon-to-retire rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lenox, Mass., is part of an unlikely duo—a minister and a funeral director—who plan to ride their motorcycles to the summit of Mount Greylock to raise money for a church fund for needy children.
e-News September 14, 2011
Ursula Olender, the new director of the Career Center and associate dean of students, spoke with Rebecca Ojserkis ’12 about her plans for Amherst, her advice for students and today’s job market.
e-News September 14, 2011