“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
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.
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 As part of the 2022 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
