College Releases Sustainability Report — This
document outlines specific initiatives that follow up on the Board of Trustees' 2015 Statement on Sustainability and Investment Policy, including on carbon emissions, new building guidelines, endowment management and the forthcoming Climate Action Plan.
Watch President Martin Interview People on Campus — In a new, ongoing series of
short videos, Biddy Martin talks to members of the College community about what they're working on, what matters to them and what they're doing next.
Alumnus Aims to Reinvent Sports Network — Jamie Horowitz '98, president of Fox Sports National Networks, is garnering national attention for his
plan to transform FS1, the cable sports network of 21st Century Fox. "This is the mission," Horowitz told
The New York Times: "Two thoughtful guys in a format that allows them to say incisive things that other people hadn't considered or weren't exposed to."
'84 Alumnus, EU Special Representative Speaks on Human Rights — "If you want to fight terrorists, look at what they hate the most," said Stavros Lambrinidis '84, the European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights,
in a packed Pruyne Lecture Hall this spring.
Amherst Earns Nod for "Quirky" Commencement Tradition —
A Boston Globe article on quirky commencements describes Amherst's practice of giving each graduate a Conway Cane—a symbol of "how a college education can support students' lives long after they leave school." The tradition dates to the 1800s and was revived and reshaped by the class of 2003.
Professor, Students Speak at Senior Assembly — Seniors and faculty gathered in Johnson Chapel on May 6 for the annual awarding of prizes and honorary class memberships and for
speeches by Danny Curtis '16, Mercedes MacAlpine '16 and Javier Corrales, the Dwight W. Morrow 1895 Professor of Political Science.
College Awards Undergraduate Prizes — "I want to underscore just how proud we all are of your achievements," Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein told first-years, sophomores and juniors during last week's
College Meeting. "Today you are being honored for academic excellence, strength of character and extracurricular undertakings. These are not to be taken for granted, even at Amherst."
Yvonne Green '17 Named Beinecke Scholar — The Albuquerque, N.M., native is among 20 college juniors receiving the national
graduate school scholarship this year. She plans to use it to pursue her goal of becoming a history professor. Among the eight previous Amherst recipients are Edward Adams '86, now professor of English at Washington and Lee University, and Vanessa L. Fong '96, associate professor of anthropology at Amherst.
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