Faculty Member Lauded for Her Contributions to the Digital Humanities Field —
Inside Higher Ed named Professor Marisa Parham a rising star for her work "to lower barriers to both the digital humanities and black studies, which she synthesizes in her work with the 'black digital' — an understanding of digital as a figuration for the African-American experience."
Christopher J. Menard Named Chief Advancement Officer — Menard, who most recently served as dean of advancement at Deerfield Academy and has held key advancement positions at Harvard Law School and Boston University, will
join the Amherst community beginning Sept. 14.
A Primer on Vlad the Prevailer — Siberian-born Professor
Sergey Glebov, who will teach a course in Russian history this fall, spoke recently about the historical context for the influence and longevity of Vladimir Putin.
Folger Shakespeare Library Awarded $1.5M Grant for Collaborative Research Project —
The grant will enable the Folger to mine underexplored collections and create new partnerships among scholars, librarians, conservators and digital humanists.
Digital Summer — While most members of the class of 2017 have long since departed the campus to embark on their futures, four recent Amherst College graduates spent much of the summer deeply
exploring the past of their alma mater. They recently launched an interactive website on "
Early Amherst" that includes
data visualizations on the early curriculum and an
admissions quiz on what it took to enter Amherst in 1842.
It's an Alumni Takeover! — Follow Danielle Amodeo '13 as she posts on the alumni
Instagram feed this week.
#AmherstTakeover
