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enor William Hite, center, stars as the opera's protagonist, Newton Arvin in "The Scarlett Professor"

An Old Crime, A New Opera

The Scarlet Professor—a new opera composed by Professor of Music Eric Sawyer and directed by Associate Professor of Theater and Dance Ron Bashford ’88—dramatizes the true, local story of a Smith College professor arrested in 1960.
Amherst faculty, dressed in their academic regalia, at Convocation 2017

Meet the Visitors

This year's visiting faculty lend their expertise in subjects ranging from Chinese history to Russian totalitarianism to jazz clarinet.
SabriAnan Micha '19 explains their science project to fellow students and professors.

Celebrating Summer Research

After a summer spent doing research at Amherst, 45 teams of students celebrated a harvest of sorts, in the form of a standing-room-only poster session at Merrill Science Center.
Jazz musician Anat Cohen holds a clarinet

September Arts Preview

Before fall kicks in and you get bogged down by the work you have to do, make room in your schedule now for the arts events and activities you’ll want to do.
Alexandra Purdy

It's the Little Things

With funding from the National Science Foundation, a biology professor will study the connection between gut bacteria and good health.
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