Publishing Arabic Voices — The
new issue of Amherst's literary magazine
The Common brings once-inaccessible writing to an English-speaking audience. In doing so, says one Egyptian news outlet, it "breaks naïve stereotypes about the Arab world."
Top Stories of 2015-16 — With the academic year now behind us, take a
look back at some of the most clicked, tweeted, liked and shared bits of Amherst news.
Amherst Hosts Native American Students — Making good on a pledge to expand its commitment to student diversity, the College
hosted Native American high-schoolers for a weeklong summit that aims to help students get into college.
Combatting Violence, Through Film — Meghan McDonough '16 and Sarah Jordan '16 headed to Buenos Aires this summer to
film a documentary about artist-activists for gender equality in the region.
An Alumna's Tiny Treasures —
Small paintings by Eleanor Ray '09 "suggest a reverse hubris, a pride in how much she can do with so little," says one art critic.
The Day He Got His Green Card — In a
Wall Street Journal piece about identity, Aatish Taseer '03 explains what led him to feel "one of the most unfashionable emotions of our time: boundless, unqualified love for America."
