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Book covers from speakers at LitFest 2023, Amherst College.

Acclaimed Authors and Poets Headline Amherst College’s Eighth Annual LitFest

January 26, 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner Hilton Als and Macarthur Fellowship winner Valeria Luiselli among acclaimed authors and poets to headline LitFest, Feb. 23-26.
Mike Thomas

Amherst College Names Michael Thomas Its New Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

The Common Literary Magazine.

Amherst's Literary Journal Wins 7th NEA Grant

Dyani White Hawk

Seeing Native Art

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From Williston to Amherst: Natalie Stott ’26, Maeve Reynolds ’26 Continue Their Winning Ways

Daily Hampshire Gazette – A local newspaper touts the friendship and athletic accomplishments of Stott and Reynolds, who played hockey together at Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, Mass., before becoming “part of a freshman class that has lifted Amherst into the upper echelon of college hockey this winter.”

Where Jewish Lives End, Karen Benioff Friedman ’86’s Artwork Begins

The Jewish News of Northern California – “Benioff Friedman’s paintings,” writes Laura Paull, “range in style from the figurative to the nearly abstract. With muted colors and gentle gestures, they express the underlying tenderness of the subject.” That subject is chevra kadisha, Jewish burial societies who prepare bodies for interment and comfort the families of the deceased.

Nneya Richards ’08 on Why and How Traveling Can Help Us Become Better Human Beings

Medium – Richards, a blogger and contributor to publications such as Condé Nast Traveler and Teen Vogue, answers questions from Maria Angelova about her life as a world traveler and creative professional. “Putting a face to my bylines let BIPOC people know I went into these spaces and you can too. We belong here,” she says. “I deeply believe that travel bridges gaps and misunderstandings. We are ambassadors.”

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Feb 8

Welcome Back Celebration at the Mead, with Opening Reception for "Architectural Ghosts"

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Feb 17

Music@Amherst Presents: Gabriela Montero with Charlie Chaplin's "The Immigrant"

8:00 PM

Feb 7

The Fielder Method at Amherst College!

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Feb 9

“Ancestral Bridges” Exhibition

Feb 9

“Ancestral Bridges” Opening Reception

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Feb 10

Music@Amherst Presents: Welcome to Indian Country with Opening Words and Song by Larry Spotted Crow Mann

8:00 PM

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Inside the Fall 2022 issue: a Q&A with President Michael A. Elliott ’92; the story of Bill Herz ’79 and his across Poland entertaining Ukrainian refugees, and much more.

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