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When Amherst's new choir director Arianne Abela makes music, other issues melt away. Now Abela wants to help her students find that same confidence and joy.

Did you catch the reference to Josh H. Cohen '99? He was among this particularly apropos audience at "The Other Josh Cohen" as highlighted on NPR.

When Jackson Katz, the renowned gender violence prevention educator, came to campus, Amherst men turned out strong. As Jon Thompson, the men’s lacrosse head coach, noted, “Gender violence is not a ‘women’s issue.’ It’s an ‘everyone’s issue.’”

Did you spot Sydney Ireland '23 at the State of the Union last night? Ireland was one of the first women to join Scouts BSA and is pushing to become a trailblazing Eagle Scout. She'll start at Amherst in the fall. #AmherstProud

Last week, the Amherst College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the College’s Climate Action Plan, which provides a roadmap for the college to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. We spoke with Allison Tennant ’19, one of the organizers with Students for Climate Action, about her reaction. https://amhrst.is/CAPStatement Video by #MariaStenzel, Audio and text by Julia Pike ’19. #AmherstVoices

Students trekked to Boston with the Amherst College Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning to learn about climate action jobs. They left with a thousand ideas for their future—and the world’s.

#FridayFeature from the Theater and Dance department where Lauren Thompson and Ben Kissinger were working on their senior honors project in the scene shop this week—with a little help from THDA alum Denzel Wood ‘18!

In a letter to the community about the government's proposed Title IX changes, President Biddy Martin noted that "the College supports some of the proposed regulations but has serious concerns about others." "We appreciate the Department's effort to review current Title IX regulations, particularly its focus on fairness," reads the College's letter to Secretary Betsy De Vos, adding, "Amherst College is concerned that certain elements of the Proposed Rules may stifle disclosures, inhibit the provision of needed support, undercut fairness, and ultimately harm complainants, respondents, and our community."

One of the things we love best about winter break is the chance to take so many interesting courses—on topics such as food, history, culture, trivia and life-saving skills. Here are snapshots from five of the many Interterm offerings.

President Biddy Martin announced this morning that the Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a College’s Climate Action Plan that will provide a roadmap for the College to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.

Gail Holt, dean of financial aid, offers tips and advice about applying to college on WWLP-22News InFocus. "We want all students to be really informed and have a financial plan as they enroll in college," Holt says. "Plans change, but they should at least have a starting point to be making informed decisions about their future."

Dr. Shakti Butler spoke about "Irresistible Justice" as part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium on January 22. Dr. Butler is the founder and president of World Trust Educational Services, a non-profit social justice organization that uses film and dialogue to tackle unconscious bias and systemic racial inequity. Dr. Butler will return on Feb. 5 to lead workshops for faculty, staff and students and for a public screening of "Healing Justice: Cultivating a World of Belonging." Photos by Jiayi Liu.