She’s in the Army Now
by Katharine Whittemore
Rebecca Segal ’18, Amherst’s first Army ROTC student in two decades, received her commission at Johnson Chapel.
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Guided by Poetry
by Caroline Hanna
As the rain held off and thousands of loved ones looked on, Amherst awarded B.A. degrees to more than 480 seniors.
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Future Promise
by Rachael Hanley
The College’s new fundraising campaign launched publicly with a $100 million anonymous gift—and an ambitious new agenda for the liberal arts.
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Screen Saver
by Katharine Whittemore
The Amherst chapter of a preventative health program headed off campus to screen people for kidney disease.
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Deconstructing the Game
by Katherine Duke ’05
Marisa Parham’s course on videogames presents several challenges, because it’s so popular and because the idea of “digital humanities” is so complex.
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The Women of the Uprising
by Katharine Whittemore
On the eve of their graduation, the three friends who sparked the transformative campus protest of 2015 shared their thoughts.
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Q&A: Dave Hixon ’75
by Katharine Whittemore
To mark the occasion of coach Dave Hixon ’75 surpassing 800 career wins, we asked him about everything from his TV look-alike to his favorite book to his recruiting philosophy.
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Trustees Elect New Chair
by Emily Gold Boutilier
Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85 replaces Cullen Murphy ’74. At the same time, five new trustees join the board.
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Black Men of Amherst: The Second Edition
by Katharine Whittemore
Black Men of Amherst, by Harold Wade Jr. ’68, “is a touchstone for a lot of us at Amherst,” says Anthony Jack ’07. And now, four decades after its publication, a second edition of the book is planned—with Jack as its editor.