“To See Her Is a Picture”: Two Emily Dickinson Paintings Installed at Johnson Chapel
Asked to paint pictures of a poet who spent much of her life wishing not to be seen, Professor Robert Sweeney found a new way to illuminate Emily Dickinson.
A Strategy for Campus Belonging
In a piece for Inside Higher Ed, Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein described the importance of building community through intellectual pursuits, and how small, intensive learning communities can help overcome the divides on campuses today. “At the risk of sounding idealistic, what could be more powerful than bridging campus divides through love?” she wrote.
The Catalyst for “Being Human in STEM”
Chemistry professor Sheila Jaswal explains, in an article in the journal Diversity & Democracy, how the 2015 Amherst Uprising prompted her to formulate her innovative and successful course now known as “HSTEM.”
Time is Running Out
This is it! The Amherst Fund year closes this Sunday, June 30. Gifts made by Friday are eligible for a match, meaning the impact of your support is doubled. Thank you for opening doors for today's students--and for making the difference--at Amherst.
They “Unleashed the Magic”
In 1999, Amherst took home its first-ever NCAA team championship. Twenty years later, the players and coach reflect on that momentous season and what it means today.
His Life as a Sardine
Benigno Trigo ’84 charts his journey from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland by way of Amherst in a personal essay for The Common.
Case Closed: Recovered Set of Dinosaur Footprints Finds New Home at Amherst
A 190-million-year-old stolen slab of rock with theropod dinosaur tracks is now in the protective custody of the College’s Beneski Museum of Natural History, thanks to the state Environmental Police.
Amherst Magazine Recognized
The College’s publication of record won a 2019 gold award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and was a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Sibley Award. Senior Writer Katharine Whittemore’s feature article “His Black History”—about the late Harold Wade ’68 and the fellowship named in his honor—won a 2019 CASE bronze award.
Amherst in the Field with Lyndsey Scott '06
Lyndsey Scott ’06, actress and software engineer, embodies the driving curiosity and deep versatility of Amherst alumni.