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Editor
Emily Gold Boutilier
Alumni Editor
Betsy Cannon Smith ’84
Print Design Director
Ronn Campisi
Assistant Editor
Katherine Duke ’05
Senior Writer
Katharine Whittemore
Editor
Emily Gold Boutilier
Alumni Editor
Betsy Cannon Smith ’84
Print Design Director
Ronn Campisi
Assistant Editor
Katherine Duke ’05
Senior Writer
Katharine Whittemore
A new Amherst exhibition considers the role of art in creating, reinforcing and challenging our ideas about national identity.
That’s what Kate Stayman-London ’05 says in this Q&A that lists Jane Austen, Jordan Peele and Connie Congdon—and explains the inspiration for her escapist, subversive debut novel, One to Watch.
A psychology professor asked 58 members of the class of 2009 about race and class, as first-years, as seniors and again at age 30. The takeaway? Everyone has gained much deeper perspective.