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“If one does not lie back & say to the moment, this is my moment, stay you are so fair, what will be one’s gain, dying? No: stay, this moment. No one ever says that enough.” —Virginia Woolf

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A group of people wearing purple Amerst College sweatshirts and waving Amherst College pennants.

Homecoming & Black Alumni Weekend 2023

photos by Maria Stenzel and Jesse Gwilliam

November 10-12, 2023: Highlights from Homecoming Weekend:

  • Weekend Highlights Slideshow
  • Flickr Album: Black Alumni Weekend
  • Flickr Album 1: Homecoming
  • Flickr Album 2: Homecoming

Fall Festival 2023

by Jesse Gwilliam

October 15, 2023: Fall Festival included seasonal favorites (think mini lobster rolls, cider donuts, apple bacon cheddar grilled cheese), live music, pumpkin carving, horse-drawn wagon rides, face-painting, lawn games and more

  • Flickr Album

 

Careering Through D.C.

Photos by Maria Stenzel

In March of 2023, a group of Amherst College students, sponsored by the Loeb Center for Career Exploration & Planning, traveled to D.C. where they spent four days learning about careers in government and nonprofit. Text by Katharine Whittemore.

  • Slideshow
Students greet the incoming class on move-in day.

Orientation 2023 in Pictures

August 28-September 4: From move-in day to wellness skits and tours of the Emily Dickinson Museum, Orientation for the class of ’27 concluded with a Convocation and a luminary display. Terras Irradient.

  • Slideshow
  • Notes on the Class of 2027
  • The DeMott Lecture: Emily Is in the Room
  • A Snapshot of Amherst's Newest Students
Two graduates in regalia seen from behind entering a room where the other graduates have gathered.

Commencement 2023

May 27 - 28, 2023

Highlights from Commencement Weekend.

  • Saturday Highlights
  • Sunday Highlights
  • Flickr Albums: Part 1 and Part 2
  • Full event coverage
A campus tour pauses to take in the view of the Mt. Holyoke Range.

Be A Mammoth

by Maria Stenzel

Be a Mammoth is an open-house program that gives admitted students the opportunity to sample life at Amherst through the firsthand experiences of attending classes, meeting faculty, talking with enrolled students and touring the campus. 

  • Slideshow
A bulletin board full of costume design sketches.

Behind the Scenes: Senior Thesis Projects

by Jesse Gwilliam

January 2023: Over winter break, most students leave campus for some well-deserved rest from the demands of the academic term. Others stay at the College over January. Here’s a look at five students who spent January rehearsing, practicing, and studying for their senior theses. 

  • Slideshow
Hilton Als speaking in the Mead Art Museum.

LitFest 2023 in Pictures

by Maria Stenzel and Jesse Gwilliam

February 23 - Sunday, February 26, 2023: Amherst College's 8th annual LitFest brought writers and readers together for three days of conversations and readings that celebrated literature.

  • Slideshow
  • Story
  • Videos
Three kids smile while posing inside of a life-sized inflatable snow globe.

Winter Fest 2023

by Jesse Gwilliam

February 19, 2023: Attendees to Winter Fest 2023 enjoyed interactive games, inflatables, live music, ice skating, an abundance of food, and more.

  • Slideshow
A man in a blue suit points to a pile of books stacked on a table where a young woman sits.

Office Hours with Professor Roberts

by Maria Stenzel

Intro Text by Professor Frank Leon Roberts
When his students visit him during office hours, Assistant Professor of English Frank Leon Roberts gives them books to read and keep.

  • Slideshow
  • Story
A dance performance in the Powerhouse at Amherst College.

DASAC Fall 2022 Showcase

by Jesse Gwilliam

December 3 & 4, 2022: Explore these photos from the “DASAC Fall 2022 Showcase: The A-List” performance.

  • Slideshow
  • Flickr Album
A family poses for a selfie during Family Weekend.

Family Weekend 2022

by Maria Stenzel and Jesse Gwilliam

November 4-6, 2022: From soccer and football, jazz to theater performances, hot chocolate and s'mores, Amherst College welcomed families to campus for a weekend of fun, food, and beautiful fall weather.

  • Slideshow
  • Flickr Album
President Elliott approaching the stage for his inauguration.

The President's Inauguration

by Maria Stenzel and Jesse Gwilliam

October 28, 2022: The inauguration of President Michael A. Elliott ’92.

  • Slideshow
  • Inaugural Address
Four student hold a carved pumpkin.

Fall Festival 2022

by Maria Stenzel and Jesse Gwilliam

October 16, 2022: Candied apples + horse-drawn wagon rides + lobster rolls + live bluegrass music = Fall Festival 2022, now in its 9th year!

  • Slideshow
Jason Moran instructing students in a master class with Amherst College students.

Jason Moran: Here We Are

by Maria Stenzel

September 19–23, 2022: Pianist and composer Jason Moran visited campus as the first of four Presidential Scholars. His residency included class visits, master classes, and a concert with a pre-concert conversation. 

  • Slideshow
  • Presidential Scholars

Past Slideshows

Amherst in Pictures 2023
Amherst in Pictures 2022
Amherst in Pictures 2021
Amherst in Pictures 2020
Amherst in Pictures 2019
Amherst in Pictures 2018
Amherst in Pictures 2017
Amherst in Pictures 2016

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