“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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Text by Katharine Whittemore September 2, 2022: As part of the 2022 STEMpunks Summer Science Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF), a hundred-plus students did cool scientific studies over the summer. Nine students share their work.
From brickwork to wallpaper, to flooring, it's been a transformative summer on campus. Check out the range of renovations and repairs we've been working on.
