Amherst in Pictures Amherst in Pictures 2022

After their Commencement in the spring of 2020 was disrupted by the pandemic, the class of 2020 finally had their opportunity for a traditional celebration held on June 11, 2022.

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• Flickr Album
• Commencement Stories
• Commencement Video

Students, faculty, staff, and, most importantly, families came together to celebrate the achievements of their graduates during Commencement 2022 held on May 29, 2022.

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• Flickr Album
• Commencement Story
• Commencement by the Numbers

Interviews by Allie Ho ’24 and Stephanie Ramírez
Throughout the month of May, to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked three students to reflect on their culture and identity, as well as their relationship to the terms Asian American and Pacific Islander.

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Text by Katharine Whittemore
Eleven years, forty-seven pictures, countless memories: a photographic tribute to outgoing president, Biddy Martin.

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Text by Chris Tun ’25. The chilly April weather couldn't stop the Amherst community from turning up for food, games and entertainment at the City Streets Festival.

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Text by Roberta L. Diehl and Katharine Whittemore
Novelists Viet Thanh Nguyen and Katie Kitamura talk to students about creating characters, time frames, language and more.

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Interviews by Stephanie Ramírez and Anniyah Rawlins ’23
In recognition of the annual Black Art Matters Festival,  we asked four students to reflect on the history and future of Black art, as well as the significance of the festival at Amherst.

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Text by Ben Clark-Eden ’25
On March 6, 2022, the Amherst community enjoyed activities, games and seasonal treats at the annual winter celebration.

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Text by Katharine Whittemore
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visits the Emily Dickinson Museum.

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• Story

August 26, 2022: Highlights of Orientation for the class of ’26 -- photos, stories, facts about the class, and more.

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• Opening Convocation
• DeMott Lecture
• Facts about the Class of ’26

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.

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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.

• Slideshow & Story
• SURF Program