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Maggie Wu ’22, Lauren Kisare ’22, and Samuel Shulz ’22

11 Students, Young Alumni Win Fulbright and Critical Language Scholarships

May 20, 2022 From Korean book publishing to Turkish architectural history to Taiwanese textiles, find out what international interests their scholarships will allow them to pursue.
Biddy Martin and a student share a laugh as he receives his diploma.

Here’s Looking at You, Biddy

Portraits of the 2022 Goldwater winners

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Professor Austin Sarat Discusses Presidential Clemency on “The Takeaway”

Sarat, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, appeared on an April 2022 episode of WNYC Studios’ radio show The Takeaway to comment upon the history and potential of the power of U.S. presidents to grant clemency to those convicted of crimes.

Mead Art Museum Introduces “Mead on the Move”

TheReminder.com highlights the new program, piloted in fall 2021 and launched in spring 2022, that “brings art education from the museum’s galleries into pre-K through 12th grade classrooms” in the Amherst area. School visits are developed and facilitated by Amherst College student museum educators and led by Museum Educator Olivia Feal.

Jim Steinman ’69, H’13: The Eccentric King of Fairytale Rebellion and Grand Drama

Around the first anniversary of his death, LouderSound.com published a feature on the life and career of Steinman, the songwriter behind such hits as Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” and Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell album.

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Baccalaureate: An Interfaith Celebration of Our Graduates

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Choral Society Commencement Concert

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Sep 14

What Looms Large

Feb 22

Liliana Porter: Two Realities

12:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mar 24

5th Annual Black Art Matters Festival: Student Visual Art Showcase

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

May 9

Studio Honors Show 2022

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Inside the Winter 2022 issue: an interview with sociologist Joanne Wang Golann ’04; an essay about the meaning of names by Seoyeon Kim ’21; a recap of the Solidarity Book Project, and more.

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