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Emeritus English professor William Pritchard '53 may have retired a few years ago, but he's still writing. (He's also teaching the "Great English Writers" class in the fall, incidentally.) Last week, The Boston Globe published his latest piece--a review of a new Henry David Thoreau biography.

What could be the end result of today's meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin? William Taubman, emeritus political science professor and author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Nikita Khrushchev, prognosticated in an op-ed for POLITICO.

In response to massive protests in the country, the Venezuelan government has "made the determination that 'we will simply not make a change,'" political science professor Javier Corrales explained in a segment on NPR All Things Considered this week. "'We will fight back until the will to protest by the opposition is broken.'"

When sociologist Tony Jack ‘07 was an undergraduate at Amherst, he brought the College's attention to some areas where the needs of low-income students could be better met. And administrators listened. In a segment for Boston Public Radio, President Biddy Martin and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Katie Fretwell explain how Amherst now provides aid for costs that some students face when they arrive on campus: medical bills not covered by insurance, bedding, and winter coats and boots, among other things.

Happy 4th of July!

Rising sophomore Sarah Wang, a member of the Amherst Swimming and Diving team, got in some laps with a unique companion recently. How are you spending your #AmherstSummer?

When you're marching toward a holiday weekend like...

Congratulations to Chief of Campus Operations Jim Brassord, who successfully completed his Miami-to-NYC row—and raised $90,000 for the new John P. Musante Health Center in the process!

What is a humanities degree good for these days? Quite a lot, says the Harvard Business Review.

This season, Amherst hosts some 4,600 participants and staff who will take part in 45 different camps, classes and groups on campus. A warm welcome to all!

What is your favorite Frost Library nook?

In the town's new plan for welcome signage, the color to guide people to the College will be purple. Natch. Can you guess what colors will direct people to UMass, Hampshire and the municipal offices?

Congratulations to Professor Nicholas Horton, whose contributions to statistics and commitment to teaching earned him recognition from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Don't forget to register for tomorrow's virtual networking event for Amherst alumni! Spend an hour sharing experiences, exchanging career tips and building a professional network with other innovators and entrepreneurs.