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RT @DanPorterfield: Thank you @Biddy_Martin -- your leadership & @AmherstCollege are major inspirations for all! #whyitworks https://t.co/u...

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A new student-led bike share program is making campus more accessible and sustainable. https://t.co/X2zPAD5L5R

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Yesterday at 4:59 pm

Tune in to #AsData live to hear Prof. Parnam and peers talking about digital archives https://t.co/eC2sLijJPa

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RT @sarahObender: Paraphrase @amplify285: an archive teaches by depending on you not knowing what you will find. Beautiful talk. #asdata

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RT @AmherstBaseball: Join us at the It's On Us table to take the pledge to speak out against sexual assault. @AmherstCollege @AmherstLEADS...

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Tonight: Correspondences, an evening of cinematic epistles, odes and documents with filmmaker @JoelSchlemowitz in K... https://t.co/LWQQugLryj

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Yesterday at 4:34 pm

Mead Art Museum

Meet Mead director and chief curator David Little and learn about the resources and opportunities available at Amherst's celebrated art museum. Through its ...

Yesterday at 7:20 am

Read more about the ongoing drought and find additional water-saving tips at https://t.co/tZECUkLQ9x https://t.co/hLwqRmZcHH

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Monday at 8:45 pm

RT @Dean_Norm: Thank you @AmherstCollege Athletics Hosts Norm Pollard for Discussion About Impact of Hazing Culture https://t.co/Zp972peoow

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Monday at 6:12 pm

With a new move to Keefe, the Queer Resource Center has room to grow https://t.co/t0d56fBRhq

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Monday at 6:00 pm

"Differences can be as revealing as commonalities," writes Prof. Corrales in this piece for @HuffPostBlog... https://t.co/cRw1Lt8dVQ

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Saturday at 11:26 pm

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Saturday at 7:15 am

Want more info on the ongoing drought? Find updates on the Town of Amherst pages here: https://t.co/MMRce3VScx https://t.co/utaYbKWfYq

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Saturday at 7:05 am

Today is Museum Day Live! It's the perfect time to visit some of our favorites:@meadartmuseum @BeneskiMuseum https://t.co/oxyagoo77t

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Friday at 10:25 pm

RT @5Colleges: After two months of renovations, @AmherstCollege celebrated Mead Reimagined with six new exhibitions. https://t.co/8ol4uybwm...

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Friday at 8:17 am

RT @GeorgeMathew: Environmental Leaders: Prince Albert Grimaldi '81 of Monaco establishes the Green Revolving Fund at @AmherstCollege https...

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Thursday at 6:21 pm

RT @NoontimeSports: COLUMN: It is all about having a great day at Amherst College! https://t.co/5USJy7Ow1g @AmherstCollFB @AmherstCollege @...

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Thursday at 5:37 pm

A new $2 million gift by Prince Albert Grimaldi '81 of Monaco will support innovative environmental initiatives at the College and create more opportunities for student research.

Environmental Leaders: The Next Generation

The fund paves the way for innovative energy conservation efforts and other sustainability initiatives on campus.

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Thursday at 5:17 pm

Our #quoteoftheday is by @macfound Fellow @DrKellieJones '81 from her book, "Energy / Experimentation: Black Art an... https://t.co/zARa8Y4tso

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Thursday at 5:12 pm

RT @DrKellieJones: Thanks to my alma mater! Kellie Jones '81 via @amherstcollege https://t.co/DdzzIrNdWa via @amherstcollege

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Thursday at 5:09 pm

New Green Revolving Fund paves the way for innovative #energy #conservation efforts on campus https://t.co/nOYjnT9SH6

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Thursday at 5:06 pm

Very #AmherstProud to announce @GrimaldiPrince '81 has established a new Green Revolving Fund at Amherst https://t.co/nOYjnT9SH6

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Thursday at 5:01 pm

What does it mean to be a good ally to Israel? asks visiting prof. Steven Simon in this piece about politics and in... https://t.co/DdoMA8gVOZ

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Thursday at 3:56 pm

"Architecture is the most public of all the arts," Blair Kamin '79 told @DMRegister. "In Chicago, it is a part of t... https://t.co/6TUuLjdhH0

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Thursday at 3:42 pm

Another great article on LJST Prof. Lawrence Douglas' book, "The Right Wrong Man," in @NJJN https://t.co/2PiTgHQF04

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Thursday at 11:43 am

In artist @syclarkart '89 two new shows, hair is the perfect medium to explore culture, politics and history. https://t.co/7E8JUmujal

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Thursday at 10:36 am

Listen to a 2012 interview with @DrKellieJones, who says she chose Amherst for its focus on instruction https://t.co/yzgNhDT9ma

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Thursday at 10:34 am

RT @AmherstBaseball: Ariel Kenney '18 representing us abroad @AmherstCollege https://t.co/pEz0BlxEjf

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Thursday at 9:14 am

The news today naming the 2016 MacArthur Foundation Fellows includes a very familiar face. We're extremely #AmherstProud that art historian and curator Kellie Jones '81 has been recognized for "bringing the work of critically important, but under-recognized, black artists into the canons of modern and contemporary art."

Kellie Jones '81 Receives MacArthur Foundation Fellowship

Kellie Jones is an art historian and curator deepening our understanding of contemporary art of the African Diaspora and securing its place in the canons of modern and contemporary art. Her research and curatorial practice, which span large-scale museum exhibitions with extensive catalogues as well…

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September 19 at 5:17 pm

Two new series at Amherst are asking key questions about guns—and their role in modern society. The year-long Copeland Colloquium will study cultural and sociological views on guns, while the LJST department’s “Guns in Law” lecture series, which begins today, will examine the distinct status of guns as objects of legal regulation.

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September 17 at 6:16 pm

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Moonrise over the Greenway Dorms last night. Tonight the moon rises at 7:41 p.m. Check it out. #harvestmoon

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September 17 at 3:31 pm

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September 16 at 12:41 pm

This The Wall Street Journal piece takes a long-term look at salaries and finds good news for liberal arts grads. We're curious: Does your experience match up to these trends?

Good News Liberal-Arts Majors: Your Peers Probably Won’t Outearn You Forever

Liberal-arts majors often trail their peers in terms of salary early on, but the divide tends to narrow or even disappear as careers progress

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September 16 at 1:23 am

During his recent visit to campus, Ta-Nehisi Coates talked about slavery—its history and lasting impact—and the unending mission of his life to confront racism in all its forms.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Addresses Full House in LeFrak

“It’s not so much what we’ve done than the insistence we haven’t done it that haunts so many of us,” he said.

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September 15 at 3:46 pm

#AmherstProud to announce that the Career Center has a new name, and new dedication to its student-focused mission, thanks to the generosity of Marjorie and Michael R. Loeb ’77.

Mindful of Mission, Career Center Gains a New Name

With a seven-figure gift, the new Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning finds renewed support for its student-driven programming.

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September 15 at 3:37 pm

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September 14 at 9:30 pm

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September 14 at 5:35 pm

Yeasty. That's the word President Biddy Martin used when welcoming the newest students to campus. Puzzled? So we were we—until she explained how it was the perfect way to sum up the Amherst culture.

Convocation 2016

“To some degree, yeastiness ought to characterize every college and university community,” Martin added. This culture stands for diversity, discussion and people who, according to a German saying quoted by historian Carl Becker, "think otherwise."

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September 11 at 8:05 am

Amherst remembers the three alumni lost on 9/11: Frederick C. Rimmele III ’90, Brock Safronoff ’97 and Maurita Tam ’01. Five years ago, Brock’s widow, Tara Safronoff ’97, spoke to Amherst magazine about her life before and after the World Trade Center attacks. “I want the rest of my life to honor his memory,” she said then.

For the Rest of Her Life

Thirty-eight days before he died, she promised to love him for the rest of her life. Ten years later, Tara Safronoff knows that she will.

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September 8 at 3:36 pm

Mead Art Museum director and chief curator David E. Little says his goal with the recent renovations was to create "a museum that sparks the imagination and inspires debate." Did that effort succeed? Find out tonight at the Mead Reimagined opening reception.

New Look, New Works, New Mead

Amherst’s celebrated art museum unveils a renovated main gallery and six new exhibitions and installations on view through the fall semester.

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September 8 at 2:08 pm

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September 8 at 10:46 am

Paul Rieckhoff ’98 believes that veterans should remain at the forefront of American dialogue—and his organization, IAVA, is helping to keep them there. Tonight, the organization Rieckhoff founded will be in the spotlight as the host of the Commander-in-Chief Forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Amherst College Alumni

Very #AmherstProud that the founder and CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America—which will host tonight’s Commander-in-Chief Forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—is Paul Rieckhoff ’98! Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. (EST) on NBC News and MSNBC.

September 7 at 4:22 pm

"As I am a non-native English speaker (from Mexico, to boot), these unpleasant expressions drive me nuts," writes Prof. Ilan Stavans in this meditation for The Boston Globe on "verbal bluff."

A needless layer of butter to the toast

”As it were” is an awful modifier

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September 5 at 9:00 am

Happy Labor Day! How are you enjoying the long weekend?

September 4 at 2:05 pm

In this piece for Chronicle of Higher Education, Prof. Ellen Boucher argues that it's time to stop penalizing undergraduates for late work—a strategy that only compounds anxiety and stress.

It’s Time to Ditch Our Deadlines

Strict deadlines only serve to reproduce the inequalities of access and inclusion that universities are trying so hard to correct.

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September 2 at 4:29 pm

Convocation 2016

Opening Convocation is the first formal gathering of the first-year students, at which the president and the faculty, all in full regalia, welcome the students to the college. It is also a time for some of the recently promoted professors to be awarded honorary Amherst College degrees. The traditional ceremony involves a formal procession, musicians and the college Choral Society and is held on the first evening of the fall semester, usually Labor Day.

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September 1 at 6:33 am

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August 31 at 11:47 am

During her welcome to the Class of 2020, Dean of Admission Katie Fretwell '81 told the students a little about each other—and they responded with a special song for her.

Introducing the Class of 2020 | Amherst College

They have raised money for cancer research, taught English to immigrants and helped senior citizens with technology. They have worked as firefighters and advocated for sustainability, violence prevention and anti-bullying.

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August 31 at 11:28 am

With scholarly interests ranging from global migration to exoplanet formation, our newest faculty are as inspiring as they are accomplished. A warm welcome to all!

Amherst Welcomes New Faculty | Amherst College

Amherst’s newest professors will be teaching everything from “Sex and Law in Colonial America” to “Linear Algebra." Which of these great new courses would you take?

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August 30 at 10:56 am

A warm welcome to all of our new students! Please remember to check the orientation schedule for details of all the events happening today.

Orientation Schedule | Amherst College

We are so excited to have you becoming part of such a wonderful community. These orientation events are planned to introduce you to the College and all it has to offer.

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August 28 at 6:49 am

Ta-Nehisi Coates Presents "Race in America"

Ta-Nehisi Coates will give a talk titled “Race in America” in the LeFrak Gymnasium at Amherst College on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. Coates is a National Book Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, the author of Between the World and Me (2015) and The Beautiful Struggle (2008), and writer of new editions of the comic book series about the Black Panther superhero for Marvel Comics. He is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Washington Monthly and O magazine. Coates’ talk is free and open to the public, and members of the Amherst College community will receive priority seating. General admission for the Ta-Nehisi Coates event is now overbooked and is closed. Reserved tickets will be distributed in the Amherst College Conferences and Events Office at 79 South Pleasant St., suite 220 and at other locations including a "will call" window at the event. Ticket pick-up information will be e-mailed. Wait Line At 6:20 p.m. on the day of the event, all remaining reserved tickets are void and the venue will be open to those in the wait line until all 1,400 seats are filled. Any ticketholder arriving after 6:20 p.m. will be directed to the rear of the wait line. The wait line can begin no earlier than 4:30 p.m. in the driveway between Coolidge Cage and the Orr Rink; the line will be appropriately marked.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Presents "Race in America"

August 27 at 5:08 pm

What did your first year of college teach you? In this compilation by The New York Times, Brittanie Lewis '17 said she learned that other first-generation students like her should have confidence in their own perspectives and abilities. What other advice would you give to the incoming class?

Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Older Students)

New supplies, new clothes, new start. How will you manage freshman year? Upperclassmen and recent graduates offer words of wisdom.

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August 27 at 8:15 am

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August 27 at 2:47 am

What does a tuition number really mean? As former trustee Danielle Allen explains, it may be the opposite of what your instincts are telling you.

Tuition is now a useless concept in higher education

Tuition decisions made by elite colleges and universities are actually decisions about whom to subsidize.

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August 26 at 6:09 pm

The new international students took tours around campus this week during pre-orientation. Photo by Maria Stenzel.

August 24 at 8:43 am

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August 23 at 10:37 am

As part of a community effort to save water, we'll be sharing some conservation tips over the next few weeks. What are some of your favorite ways to reduce water waste?

August 22 at 4:55 pm

With the start of the school year right around the corner, this The New York Times piece by David Kirp ’65 is a timely reminder about the importance of confidence for first-year students.

Conquering the Freshman Fear of Failure

Students, especially poor ones, arrive at college feeling overwhelmed academically and socially. A few simple nudges can help them thrive.

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August 18 at 4:22 pm

In an email to campus this afternoon, President Martin described drought conditions the Amherst area is currently experiencing, and made some recommendations about how members of the College community can contribute to a broader conservation effort.

Your Help Needed in the Amherst Water Conservation Effort

As you may know, Western Massachusetts has experienced below-normal precipitation this year; as a result, water levels in town reservoirs are the lowest they have been in recent history.

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August 12 at 12:08 pm

PATHWAYS

Pathways, Amherst College's alumni-student mentoring program, provides an opportunity for students and alumni to engage in a learning partnership centered ...

August 9 at 12:24 pm

Greenway Residence Hall Project

Gathering Spaces: Follow along as two of our students—Takudzwa Tapfuma '17 and David Le '17E—take a tour of the new residence halls, set to open on ...

July 21 at 1:01 pm

Mead...Reimagined

Mead… Reimagined. Amherst's art museum is undergoing extensive interior renovations this summer to make way for new installations throughout.

June 3 at 3:57 pm

Living and Degenerative Disease

Peter Sawyer '66, Reunion Attendance Chair, introduced a panel made up of Aaron Latham '66, Evan Maurer '66, John Vine '66 and Bruce Leopold '66, ...

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