News & EventsYear in Review: Our Favorite Stories of 2022

Faculty Research:

As Good as a Time Machine

This ice holds our climate history.

Student Achievement:

Surprise Prize

Turns out, she was top in her class.

The Pandemic:

Commencement 2020: Closure, Finally

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

Special Events:

What it Really Means to Love a Place

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

Academic Life:

A Great and Lasting Impact

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

Guest Speakers:

Feminism: Funny and Ferocious

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

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. 

Visual Arts:

The Fabric of Her Life

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

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.

Long-Form Feature:

A Glorious Woman

The extraordinary, incomplete story of Tamara Johnson ’73.

Personal History:

Wise & Bright

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

Book Review:

Smooth Landing

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