“The Instrument Is a Mirror”
September 29, 2022 … But don’t be scared you’ll break it, said Presidential Scholar Jason Moran in a piano master class.
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Latinx & Latin American Activism: 50 Years and Still Growing
September 29, 2022 A daylong conference celebrated the past, present and future of Latinx activism at Amherst.
STEMpunks: The 2022 Summer Research Experience
September 21, 2022 A hundred-plus students did cool scientific studies over the summer. These nine share their finds.
Celebrating Faculty Achievements
September 20, 2022 A roundup of recent faculty achievements in 2022.
5 Great Ways to Make College Great
August 30, 2022 1) Focus on Effort. 2) Take a Chance. 3) Ignore the Crowd. 4) Get Enough Sleep. 5) Build Connections. Psychology professor Catherine A. Sanderson offers advice at this year’s—pretty noisy—DeMott Lecture.
Why We Need the Liberal Arts
September 01, 2022 Speaking to new students, Michael A. Elliott delivered his first major address as Amherst’s president.
Orientation 2022 in Pictures
September 09, 2022 From move-in day to team-building games to Convocation with the new president, our photographers snapped highlights of the new students‘ arrival at Amherst.