14 Photos from Orientation 2014

Remember squad meetings? New Voices of the Class? Check out the Office of Communications' favorite pics from this year's Orientation.

e-News September 4,2014

Fast Molecules: Amherst to House Sought-After Spectrometer

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Elizabeth Young has received a $399,900 grant from the National Science Foundation that will establish the college as a go-to destination for scientists on the forefront of energy research and other disciplines measuring ultrafast molecular movement.

e-News September 4, 2014

Meet This Year's First-Year and Transfer Students, By the Numbers

They're in their teens, 20s and 30s. They're citizens of more than 30 nations and speak 30 different languages. They're Junior Olympians, published novelists, youth mentors, pilots, jugglers, rappers and military veterans. And, as of last week, they're all Amherst students.

 

e-News September 4, 2014

President Martin to New Students: "We Celebrate Both Teaching and Learning"

In her annual Convocation address for first-year and transfer students on Sept. 1, Amherst College President Biddy Martin celebrated Amherst's rigorous education in the liberal arts and criticized marketers of the online education movement for reducing what they refer to as the traditional college experience to "content delivery and a credential."

e-News September 4, 2014

'81 Businesswoman in HuffPo Piece: Amherst "a Dream Come True"

Sung-Joo Kim '81, founder, chair and chief visionary officer of Sungjoo Group, published a thought-provoking column about her experiences going to college and being ambitious in patriarchal South Korea.

e-News September 4, 2014

'97 Former NFL-Lineman-Turned-Entrepreneur Reflects on Career in Sports Illustrated

The magazine traced the unconventional career and success of Alex Bernstein '97.

e-News September 4, 2014