Amherst Conversations offers a series of talks, lectures and dialogues involving a wide variety of noted experts, alumni, faculty and others that aim to engage and connect the Amherst community through a shared intellectual experience.
Whether searching for friends in a city you’re visiting, finding an Amherst event in your area or looking for career advice, our alumni are a valuable resource for the entire Amherst community.
Celebrate Amherst College’s contributions to our students’ lives, higher education, and the world, while reflecting upon our extraordinary enduring qualities, the important ways we’ve changed, and new directions for our next century.
Welcome to Amherst College’s spring celebration, with flags representing all of our students’ nationalities, food tents featuring international flavors, music and other entertainment.
Get ready to celebrate with us: Find details on all Commencement-related activities, including honorary degree talks, the E dinner, Senior Celebration, Commencement traditions, and the main event itself!
The annual Fall Festival is an Amherst College community event featuring fabulous fall foods and music. Join us for pumpkins, caramel apples, live music, and more!
Book and Plow Farm hosts an afternoon of good music, great food, lawn games and fun in the sun!
LitFest celebrates our extraordinary literary life by bringing to campus distinguished authors and editors to share and discuss the pleasures and challenges of verbal expression—from fiction and nonfiction, to poetry and spoken-word performance.
Conceived by a member of the class of 2013, the Pindar Dinners “encourage students to engage outside of their comfort zones and standard social groups.”
The Office of Student Activities provides programs, facilities, and support for co-curricular and extracurricular activities, including weekly social events. They provide advisement, direction, and leadership training to many groups across campus.
The Thanksgiving Community Dinner is held at the Inn on Boltwood. Amherst College students who are on campus during the November break are invited to enjoy a menu of seasonal favorites as they converse with new and old friends.
The annual Undergraduate Awards ceremony recognizes the outstanding work of first-years, sophomores, and juniors throughout the year. Prizes are awarded in 14 areas of study, as well as for scholarship and citizenship.
Ice skating, inflatable slides, live music, and ice sculpting! Plus, plenty of warm comfort food, including chocolate-drizzled Belgian waffles, s’mores, gourmet hot chocolate, sundaes, and more.