News & Events

September 12, 2023 Some data points about the class of 2027 and fall transfer students. And a calendar reminder.

September 6, 2023 At the 2023 Convocation, President Michael A. Elliott set his speech to music. Metaphorically speaking…

September 6, 2023 In this year’s DeMott Lecture, the creator of TV’s Dickinson advised new Amherst students to nurture within themselves the powers of a poetic superhero.

September 6, 2023 For the 2023–24 academic year, Amherst welcomes 31 new members of the faculty, spanning 24 departments and programs and holding degrees from institutions in at least 13 different countries.

August 30, 2023 Through the BREHA Collective, an Amherst professor and students are studying and advancing reproductive justice.

August 28, 2023 Recreating the exact moment when Calvin Coolidge, Amherst class of 1895, became president of the United States.

August 21, 2023 Wood you be-leaf the College has earned special recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation?