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News & EventsYear in Review: Our Favorite Stories of 2022

Welcome to our favorite stories of 2022, organized this year by category—student achievement, faculty research, alumni lives, the arts, guest speakers and more. We recommend them uncategorically...

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Our favorite story about…

A large circle of ice in a drill

Faculty Research:

As Good as a Time Machine

This ice holds our climate history.

Sophia Fikke

Student Achievement:

Surprise Prize

Turns out, she was top in her class.

Three students in commencement regalia walking on the Amherst College quad after graduation

The Pandemic:

Commencement 2020: Closure, Finally

The long-awaited in-person Commencement for the class of 2020.

A moment of shared laughter during Michael Eilliott's inaugural address.

Special Events:

What it Really Means to Love a Place

The inauguration of Amherst’s 20th president, Michael A. Elliott ՚92.

Five Amherst College alumni portraits

Academic Life:

A Great and Lasting Impact

For these alumni, small gestures from compassionate professors had an outsized impact on their Amherst experience.

Dr. Roxanne Gay speaks on stage in Johnson Chapel

Guest Speakers:

Feminism: Funny and Ferocious

For Women’s History Month, Roxane Gay visited Amherst with cultural critiques and puppy-dog tales.

Darien McFadden

Amherst Staff:

How to Give Help

Amid a nationwide mental health crisis among college students, Darien McFadden talks about the past, present and future of the Counseling Center. 

Close up of Come Home, textiles art by Joanna Booth.

Visual Arts:

The Fabric of Her Life

Joanna Booth ’19 makes art about the places and people she loves.

Jason Moran speaking during a jazz improv class.

Performing Arts:

Jason Moran: Here We Are

Pianist and composer Jason Moran visited classes, conducted a master class, participated in the President's Colloquium on Race and Racism, and presented a concert.

Our Favorite...

Two poses of Tamara Johnson in a city and leaning against a window

Long-Form Feature:

A Glorious Woman

The extraordinary, incomplete story of Tamara Johnson ’73.

An illustration of two globes with two woman standing on them

Personal History:

Wise & Bright

“No matter how hard I try, I can’t remember how teachers said my name in Korea.”

Illustration by Weitong Mai

Book Review:

Smooth Landing

A pilot’s remarkable second memoir explores his adventures on the ground.

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