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Writer-in-Residence Min Jin Lee on the Relationship Between Language and Power

Literary Hub – In a Q&A with Julia Kovalenko, Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires, talks about her next novel, American Hagwon. She also discusses her role as a writing teacher, the importance of advocacy and encouragement to writers, and the global privileges that come with being fluent in English.

Retired Amherst Coach Chris Paradis Named to Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame

USA Lacrosse Magazine – “With a career coaching record of 321–123 (.723), Chris Paradis molded Amherst College Women’s Lacrosse into one of the most successful teams in the nation,” says an article announcing that Paradis is one of three coaches chosen to be inducted into the IWLCA Hall of Fame later this year.

Amherst Women’s Hockey Coach Jeff Matthews Continuing Family Legacy While Blazing Own Trail

Daily Hampshire Gazette – “Jeff Matthews has been coaching the Amherst College women’s hockey program since 2012, and now has his team in its first NCAA tournament semifinal appearance since 2010,” writes local sports reporter Hannah Bevis. The coach’s father is C.B. “Moose” Matthews, known for his own long career of coaching high school hockey in Westfield, Mass.

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Belly of a Glacier

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Hope Springs - A new play by lee folpe '23

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M@A Presents: Tai Murray, Volin with Gilles Vonsattel, Piano

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In The Works: An Arts Faculty Showcase

“Ancestral Bridges” Exhibition

Belly of a Glacier

ASO Concert: "Concertofest!"

Hope Springs - A new play by lee folpe '23

M@A Presents: Tai Murray, Volin with Gilles Vonsattel, Piano