A discussion about the pandemic year at Amherst and what lies ahead for the College. Learn a little about decision-making at the College and how campus leadership balances today’s priorities and anticipates navigating future initiatives.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed incompetence and inequities in many aspects of American life, while also revealing remarkable progress in medical science. Harold Varmus ’61, H’84 describes what he has learned about our country’s approach to governance, health and the conduct of science.
In 2008, Drausin Wulsin ’76 quit his job as a banker in Cincinnati to turn his hobby, transforming a 1,250-acre family farm in rural Appalachia, into a full-time job. Drausin describes the personal and family history that led him to embrace the farming life and how he turned his passion into a vocation.
In this discussion, two veteran Supreme Court advocates and scholars—Paul Smith ’76, H’15, P’09, and Steve Vladeck ’01, —walk through the Court’s role in the 2020 election.
NOTE: Please note: this recording begins a few minutes into the presentation. Three Beneski Museum of Natural History student docents--Rilla McKeegan '21, Ankit Sayed '24, and Ben Gilsdorf '21--provide participants with multiple points of entry into the knowledge of the world, past and present.
New, pioneering research about elite college graduates that follows their lives for almost half a century after graduation shows what leads to a happy, fulfilling life—and what doesn’t with Michael Kaufman '86.
Please note: this recording begins a few minutes into the presentation. A behind-the-scenes tour of the Mead with David E. Little, John Wieland 1958 Director and Chief Curator. You'll learn about the Mead's digital projects and explore our latest exhibitions.
Members of the class of '91 are leading efforts to advocate for social justice and to strengthen their societies’ commitments to democracy. In addition to sharing their current perspectives and challenges, the panelists explore how Amherst experiences shaped their approach to advocacy across their careers.
Jeff Hoffman ’66, H’99, P’01, the deputy principal investigator of the MOXIE oxygen-producing experiment, reports on what NASA's Perseverance Rover has accomplished so far and what is planned for the future.
Tom Davis ’71, H’09, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-Va.) from 1995-2008, talks about the current situation in Washington, the 2020 elections and whether the Republican Party will be controlled by Trump followers or its more moderate, traditional wing.
An interactive workshop with career/ life transition coach Deb Levy ’86 designed to help us think about our strengths, goals, priorities and choices and visualize the next chapters of our personal and professional lives.
Matt Taylor ’01, an associate professor of computing science at the University of Alberta and a fellow-in-residence at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, puts recent Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs into a historical computing context.
Moderated by Peter Berek ’61, P’92, professor emeritus of English, Mount Holyoke and visiting scholar at Amherst, panelists President Biddy Martin and Bert Rein ’61, P’93,’96, Trustee of Washington College, Chestertown, MD and partner at Wiley Rein, LLP, discuss the future of liberal arts colleges.
How do you squeeze two centuries into one book? Nancy Pick ’83 and three research assistants, Michael Harmon ’16, Constance Holden ’15 and Matthew Randolph ’16, spent years collecting stories for Eye Mind Heart: A View of Amherst College at 200.
Win Smith ’71, P’99,’02,’08, former executive vice president of Merrill Lynch talks about the rise and fall of his former firm, discussing its importance in bringing Wall Street to Main Street, and also the inside story of what led to its near death in 2008.
When it comes to climate change, the polar regions are the proverbial canary in the coal mine. In this session, three nationally recognized experts—Peter Davies ’76, Sherri Wasserman Goodman ’81, H’18, and Kirk Johnson ’82, H’16—explore the interconnected challenges facing the Arctic in the decades to come.
In this panel, Amherst creators discuss their work in various contexts: how is it being a creative person/worker during the pandemic, how being creative shapes their lives and how their creative work connects with their Amherst experience.
The COVID-19 pandemic is now in its second year. Are we at last approaching the transition from a pandemic disease to an endemic one, more like influenza? How long before we get there and what will it look like? Presented by Dr. Rob Gordon ’66 and Dr. Mike Merson ’66, H’96.
As we celebrate Amherst’s bicentennial, writer and Alumni Executive Committee member Robert Howard ’76, P’10 takes us back in time and, through a close reading of Alexander Meiklejohn’s speech, draws connections between the Amherst and America of then and today
Through a selection of essays, Amherst in the World tells the story of how an institution that was founded to train Protestant ministers transformed its mission over two centuries. Featuring moderator Frederick L. Hoxie '69, H'94, P'05 and panelists Julie Dobrow S'81, P'22, Matthew Alexander Randolph '16, K. Ian Shin '06 and Richard F. Teichgraeber III '71.