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Faculty exploring the new Science Center

Building Towards Deeper Collaboration

June 20, 2018 Last fall, as construction progressed on the new Science Center, we invited six faculty to visit the new academic spaces and reflect on the changes the new location will bring—deeper collaboration with colleagues, advanced teaching and research spaces, and much more.
Amherst College seal, with a sunburst over an open book and the words Terras Irradient

Matthew L. McGann Named Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Amherst College

June 06, 2018 Matthew L. McGann has been named Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Amherst College, it was announced today by Biddy Martin, President of the College. McGann has been Director of Admissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2012, having been a member of the admissions staff since 2001.
Paris Press book covers

We'll Always Have Paris

May 29, 2018 Amherst has acquired the archives of the small but influential Paris Press, which published groundbreaking, overlooked literature by women.
Rebecca Segal ’18 at the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

She’s in the Army Now

May 23, 2018 Rebecca Segal ’18, Amherst’s first Army ROTC student in two decades, receives her commission in a ceremony at Johnson Chapel.
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