Introducing Amherst@Home
Looking for ways to stay informed, entertained and connected while you practice social distancing? Visit Amherst@Home, your one-stop shop for reading lists, lectures, virtual exhibits, performances and more! We’ll be adding new content regularly until we can be together in person once again.
Legendary Men’s Basketball Coach David Hixon ’75 to Retire
Hixon closes the books on a storied 42-season career with 800-plus wins, eight league championships and two NCAA national titles. Read the news, and a 2018 Q&A with him.
Admission Office Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
For applicants to Amherst, admission policy changes include a one-year test-optional policy (that is, SAT and ACT scores will not be required).
Alumni Take Oaths as Doctors
Several Amherst alumni are fourth-year medical students who’ve graduated early to join the front lines against COVID-19. Among them are Mark S. Cort ’15, quoted in The New York Times, and Gabrielle Mayer ’16, interviewed on MSNBC.
Three Students Win National Awards
These prestigious scholarships and fellowships will fund graduate study in astrophysics, molecular genetics and history.
Alum Wins Fellowship for New Americans
Carlos Adolfo Gonzalez Sierra ’14 is among 30 Soros Fellows, selected for their potential to make significant contributions to the United States. The award will support his work toward a Harvard graduate degree.
Your Gifts at Work: COVID-19 Student Support Fund
We are tremendously grateful to everyone who has given to the COVID-19 Student Support Fund to date, including the Association of Amherst Students, which contributed $100,000 to the fund. Your generosity has helped offset the cost of providing over $100,000 in equipment—including almost 100 laptops and 117 wireless hotspots—and spending $113,000 to help 288 students (so far!) with expenses primarily related to travel and relocation.
A Hogwarts Helping Hand
From Harry Potter to poetry to playlists and more, here are some small but meaningful ways that students, faculty and staff are reaching out to others while the campus is quiet. Read More