In her Commencement address, Amherst President Biddy Martin told the College’s graduates that “a great liberal arts education should be a leading source of resistance to anti-rational forces of manipulated fear and hatred” and urged them to use their education as antidotes to prejudice and exclusion in this “head-shaking” time. Read more in our news story...
Watch Darienne Masishi Madlala ’16 address the Class of 2016
Hear the talks given by Amherst’s honorees
See Commencement photo albums on Flickr
Hear the speeches
See Senior Assembly photos on Flickr
See Senior Dinner/Photobooth photos on Flickr
Watch the Baccalaureate Celebration
Commencement locations, parking, headquarters and general information are identified on this map for your convenience.
If you have any questions about the weekend’s events, please contact Patricia Allen, Commencement Director, at (413) 542-8094.
Find speeches, photos and multimedia from previous years in our Commencement archive.
Commencement 2017 will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017.
Commencement 2018 will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
Commencement 2019 will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019.