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Professor Ilan Stavans on Spanglish as the Language of the Future

“[Spanglish] is the fastest growing hybrid language in the world,” says Stavans in a recent video for NBCLX. “I would say it is the most important linguistic phenomenon in the Hispanic world, in the Spanish-speaking world, and in the English-speaking world.”

Visiting Professor Tess Wise Interviewed 48 Bankrupt Americans—Here’s Who They Blame for Their Financial Troubles

In an article for The Conversation, Wise, a Karl Loewenstein Fellow and visiting assistant professor of political science at Amherst, describes what she found when she interviewed dozens of Americans who have filed for bankruptcy to get rid of personal debt.

Pioneer Valley Symphony to Host Evening with Professor Emeritus Lewis Spratlan

The Pioneer Valley Symphony has announced that it will present Life Is a Dream: Celebration of Lewis Spratlan on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. The virtual event will honor the 80th birthday of Spratlan, Amherst’s Peter R. Pouncey Professor of Music, Emeritus, and the 10th anniversary of the world premiere of Life Is a Dream, the opera whose second act garnered him a Pulitzer Prize in 2000.

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Mar 9

The Broken Heart of America: A Conversation with Walter Johnson ’88

7:00 PM

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Mar 10

CHI Salon: "Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures"

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Mar 10

Dan Bernitt: A Performance and Conversation

7:00 PM

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Mar 10

Joseph Sebarenzi: "From Bitterness to Forgiveness: A Personal and National Restorative Approach After the Rwandan Genocide"

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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Mar 17

CHI Salon: “Hidden Drives: The Scene and Unseen of Home”

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Mar 25

Hawkins Lecture: Naomi Oreskes, Diversity Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do; Diversity Helps Us Get the Right Answers

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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Amherst Magazine

In the Winter 2021 issue: an interview with screenwriter and political strategist Kate Stayman-London ’05; an update about Professor Elizabeth “Buffy” Aries' 15-year study about race and class; a preview of Founding Narratives, an exhibition in the Mead Art Museum, and more.

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Happening at Amherst

The Broken Heart of America: A Conversation with Walter Johnson ’88

CHI Salon: "Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures"

Dan Bernitt: A Performance and Conversation

Joseph Sebarenzi: "From Bitterness to Forgiveness: A Personal and National Restorative Approach After the Rwandan Genocide"

CHI Salon: “Hidden Drives: The Scene and Unseen of Home”

Hawkins Lecture: Naomi Oreskes, Diversity Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do; Diversity Helps Us Get the Right Answers