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New research by economics professor Katharine Sims shows that paying communities to conserve property helps the environment—and society.

Research by economics professor Katharine Sims and an Oregon State University collaborator is the first to study the social capital impacts of a national-scale, globally relevant forest conservation incentives program.

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Yesterday at 4:54 pm

Amherst's head librarian recently spent a sabbatical working on his third and latest book, "Catholics without Rome," which delves into the history of the Russian Orthodox Church.

As Amherst’s head librarian, Bryn Geffert has five floors of books under his domain. Yet he recently spent a three-month sabbatical devoting his time to one single volume: his own. Geffert returned from sabbatical in April having finished the bulk of the work on his third and latest book, Catholic...

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Yesterday at 2:15 pm

As the move to the new Science Center gets underway, these six faculty reflect on what changes the space will bring... https://t.co/OF56KJqqIL

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Wednesday at 10:02 am

Our #quoteoftheday is by Jason Kung '08, one of three young entrepreneurs in China profiled in the new Amherst maga... https://t.co/gCI9INX8U6

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Wednesday at 9:54 am

RT @Amherst_Proud: There are only 10 days left in the Annual Fund and the two things that are keeping us going are a lot of coffee and you!...

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Tuesday at 4:39 pm

RT @nicasiegel: Martha Umphrey is the new head of @Law_Cult_Huma! Just when I thought that conference couldn't get any better... https://t...

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Tuesday at 4:29 pm

As she enters her final year as founding director of Amherst's Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Professor Martha Umph... https://t.co/lQxAs1WbY0

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Tuesday at 4:13 pm

"[We decided] to say yes to everything that sounded promising, and see what worked," says Professor Martha Umphrey, founding director of CHI - The Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Amherst College. Now Professor Umphrey is gearing up for her new role: President of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities

As she enters her final year as founding director of Amherst's Center for Humanistic Inquiry, the LJST professor also assumes leadership of a key professional organization.

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Monday at 4:55 pm

Thanks in no small part to an epic row by Chief of Campus Operations Jim Brassord last summer, a new health center in town will now provide for a range of underserved people.

The health center that opened this week in Amherst is a testament to the community’s caring about helping underserved people, and a fitting tribute to the late town manager, John P. Musante.After 20 years of planning, the John P. Musante Health Center...

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Monday at 4:48 pm

Amherst's former visiting writer, Alexander Chee, talks about his latest book and how essays grew out of his time a... https://t.co/RJCj5Yk2y7

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June 13 at 1:52 pm

#AmherstProud to be listed among the colleges with the most generous #FiinancialAid packages. https://t.co/HYfDFBu2Mj

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June 13 at 10:09 am

Have you remembered your Annual Fund gift this year? Everything and everyone at the College is touched by the Annua... https://t.co/aRcEHlkoCI

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June 12 at 4:09 pm

RT @amherstarts: Have you visited the Center for Russian Culture @AmherstCollege lately? The exhibit on view, "Constructing A New World: Th...

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June 12 at 4:01 pm

RT @CJSlaby: Lunch views @AmherstCollege New England mountains in the summer are rivaled only by the New England seashore in the summer. h...

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June 12 at 4:01 pm

RT @ethanclotfelter: Another great day in the @AmherstCollege wildlife sanctuary, doing science with our friends @Umass_birdphys #ornitholo...

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June 12 at 10:25 am

We're excited and #AmherstProud to welcome students like Marissa Guzzo, winner of the Terry Bryant Scholarship, and Kenny Chen, a Gates Scholarship recipient, to campus this fall! Read more about Marissa: amhrst.is/MarissaGuzzo Read more about Kenny: amhrst.is/KennyChen

Kenny Chen, a valedictorian at Southridge High School in Kennewick, Washington, is headed to Amherst College in the fall. He's a recipient of a Gates Scholarship.

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June 8 at 5:17 pm

RT @DavidBlenko: @AmherstCollege is leader in disrupting higher education https://t.co/qhPCLbSIgf https://t.co/XFY7iD8i0k

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June 8 at 5:17 pm

As this article from The Wharton School notes, "higher education is in the midst of a paradigm shift focused on the imperative of change," a shift that includes Amherst.

Exciting new innovations from lesser known colleges and universities are enhancing the value of higher education, according to this opinion piece.

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June 8 at 2:38 pm

The "wacky, art-history-referencing sculptures" of Brooklyn-based artist Elliott Arkin '83 are now on display along... https://t.co/E0FkWbT4Ih

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June 8 at 8:06 am

Is this a toy or a piece of demonstration apparatus? What is it and what does it do? #AmherstScience is a weekly contest featuring an object from the College’s historical collection. Be the first to correctly identify the apparatus and you could win a prize. Answers will be posted each Monday at Science at Amherst College.

June 6 at 5:15 pm

Students were out banding birds for the first time today. Professor Ethan Clotfelter, who caught this shot, notes that the banding is part of ongoing research on tree swallow ecology in the Wildlife Sanctuary.

June 6 at 5:01 pm

RT @ethanclotfelter: @AmherstCollege students banding their first birds! https://t.co/hHAQGShjmP

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June 6 at 5:01 pm

We're excited to welcome Matthew L. McGann as our new Dean of Admission and Financial Aid! McGann has been Director... https://t.co/gF70fWVmxw

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June 6 at 4:58 pm

We're excited to welcome Matthew L. McGann as our new Dean of Amherst College Admission and Financial Aid! McGann has been Director of Admissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2012. He succeeds Katharine Fretwell ‘81, who has been at Amherst for nearly 30 years and is retiring at the end of this month.

(AMHERST, Mass., June 6, 2018) – Matthew L. McGann has been named Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Amherst College, it was announced today by Biddy Martin, President of the College. McGann has been Director of Admissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2012, having been ...

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June 5 at 6:19 pm

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THE RHODODENDRONS are blooming on campus. . 📷#MariaStenzel

June 5 at 5:02 pm

The @nytimes analyized data from our MyinTuition calculator and came to a surprising conclusion: Top colleges are m... https://t.co/OqywbjuGn3

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June 5 at 4:53 pm

"Top colleges are more affordable than many people realize," notes The New York Times in this data analysis, "not only for poor students but also for those from the middle-class."

The list price at many private colleges has reached a bewildering sum of $70,000 a year. But the real price is often vastly lower.

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June 5 at 8:52 am

"I think I've learned more about how to put together a mentalism show from being a professor than anywhere," Prof.... https://t.co/BDCbPiloHo

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June 4 at 5:03 pm

By day, he teaches philosophy. But by night Professor Alexander George reads people's minds.

By day, he’s in the classroom, leading discussions on ethics, value, knowledge and other philosophical questions, as well as the ideas of specific philosophers themselves.By night, he leads a different kind of discussion — a performance, really — that...

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June 4 at 4:57 pm

University presses are going open-access--and Amherst College Press is among them. https://t.co/tCsvs0iDOU

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June 4 at 9:30 am

RT @PaulRieckhoff: I was initially very skeptical, even against it, but after the logo reveal, seeing it come to life at #AmherstReunion, a...

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June 2 at 4:46 pm

In this sweet tribute, an alumnus' daughter thanks a rescue cat for what she brought to her father's final years.... https://t.co/KVvVVtZLml

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June 2 at 8:52 am

By focusing on paleography, @FolgerLibrary is teaching a new generation how to read old diaries, letters, wills, ac... https://t.co/9jMZdXcdxQ

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June 1 at 5:22 pm

#AmherstProud of our employee honorees for 2018! Thank you for your outstanding service. https://t.co/vZM8qKBuOt

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June 1 at 5:08 pm

Huge congratulations to all employee award recipients this year! As one nomination read: "Even without a classroom, Eric is a teacher. His example shows us how to make people feel important and how to create caring communities."

Please join us in thanking these colleagues for their outstanding service to the College: Danielle Amodeo Nomination summary: Danielle works tirelessly to promote various events. Because of her efforts, the Mead and, by proxy, the College, has become a more inclusive and interesting place where stud...

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June 1 at 5:04 pm

Some 2,000 alumni and their families flew, drove and even pedaled back to Amherst to meet, visit campus and share news from the world beyond.

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June 1 at 4:54 pm

These two alumni met at Amherst and were friends for years before they decided to give love "the old college try."... https://t.co/DXRdoOlALK

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June 1 at 4:24 pm

Alumni and their families flew, drove and even pedaled back to Amherst to see what's up on campus and share news fr... https://t.co/aA8tmd73fc

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June 1 at 12:17 pm

Did you know that Folger Shakespeare Library is the nation's leading institution in paleography, the art of deciphering English Secretary Handwriting? The library is now teaching a new generation how to read old diaries, letters, wills, account books and other handwritten treasures.

The Folger Shakespeare Library is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection. With its Early Modern Manuscript Online project, the library crowdsourced the transcriptions of 16th and 17th century manuscripts that provide a cross-section of English society during that time.

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June 1 at 11:28 am

RT @GeringChris: Field trip to @BeneskiMuseum @AmherstCollege Fantastic collection of dinosaur footprints! Super cool!!@cms_grizzlies ht...

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June 1 at 7:46 am

This early example of a feedback mechanism was created to control the speed of a steam engine. #AmherstScience is a weekly contest featuring an object from the College’s historical collection. Be the first to name the apparatus and you could win a prize. Answers will be posted each Monday at Science at Amherst College.

May 31 at 2:24 pm

RT @CMSOwls: @AmherstCollege @bassettplanetarium modeling spring, summer, fall, and winter stars. ?? #6thgrade @cms_grizzlies https://t.co/...

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May 30 at 10:35 am

RT @amherstlibrary: "In one fell swoop, we now have much more representation of women authors in the Archives than we've ever had before,"...

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May 30 at 9:45 am

Interview with Art Collector John Wieland ’58

John Wieland, Amherst College class of 1958, discusses his unique art collection on view at the Mead Art Museum Feb. 8–July 1, 2018. HOUSE: Selections from ...

May 30 at 9:44 am

Ilan Stavens reads from his new book : The Wall

In the age of fake news, Ilan Stavans went to the U.S.-Mexico border to explore the juncture of aborted dreams and exacerbated realities. He traversed several ...

May 30 at 9:44 am

The Meanings of Mobility - Leah Schmalzbauer

The Meanings of Mobility: Family, Undocumented Immigration and the Rise of the New Latino Elite In the current landscape of higher education, opportunities for ...

May 30 at 9:44 am

Rafeeq Hasan Freedom, Property and the State: A Neglected Alternative

American society (and political philosophy) is conflicted about the role the state ought to play in the economy. Egalitarians think that current levels of economic ...

May 30 at 9:43 am

President Biddy Martin and the Annual Meeting of the Society of the Alumni and the Alumni 2018

May 30 at 8:52 am

Amherst has acquired the archives of the small but influential @ParisPress1 which published groundbreaking, overloo... https://t.co/I9gFbDgTTN

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May 29 at 5:00 pm

Amherst has acquired the archives of the small but influential Paris Press, which published groundbreaking, overlooked literature by women.

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May 29 at 3:30 pm

For Professor Khary Polk and his students, a visit by Penny Arcade was a chance to hear about the unique perspective of a longtime participant in queer culture and activism.

To put a face and a voice to the history they'd learned in class, students recently met with a walking, talking archive and “queen of the underground”—performance artist, actress and playwright Penny Arcade.

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May 26 at 7:56 pm

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PEACE. LOVE. BOOKS. . Amherst Reunion 2018 . 📷 #MariaStenzel

May 26 at 3:06 pm

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May 26 at 2:52 pm

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FAMILY HISTORY . Brothers Mike Adams '75 and Neale Adams '63 biked to Amherst College from Canada for this year's Reunion. Their grandfather (1883) and father (1930) also attended Amherst. . 📷 #MariaStenzel . REUNION 2018 #amherstcollege

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May 25 at 6:18 pm

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REUNION 2018 . 📷#mariastenzel

May 25 at 4:51 pm

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AMHERST COLLEGE REUNION . 📷 #MariaStenzel

May 25 at 4:46 pm

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ONE LAST LOOK! . #amherst2018 #amherstcollege . 🎥 Santiago Vargas Garcia ‘20

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May 25 at 1:37 pm

Four dedicated seniors—Julia Crerend, Dakota Foster, Kelly Karczewski and Rowena Schenck—spent Commencement Sunday competing with the women's lacrosse team at the NCAA Championship Quarterfinals. On Monday, they graduated in a private ceremony with President Biddy Martin. Photos by Takudzwa Tapfuma '17.

May 24 at 12:00 pm

One of our favorite Commencement moments was captured in all of its hats-off glory by Santiago Vargas Garcia '20.

May 23 at 4:26 pm

Rebecca Segal ’18, Amherst’s first Army ROTC student in two decades, receives her commission in a ceremony at Johnson Chapel. #AmherstProud “Rebecca is not only the first, but she’s also a shining example of what’s possible,” said President Biddy Martin. “What she has done in her short time at Amherst is nothing short of incredible.”