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Class of 2027 Expected to Enroll with 19% First Generation Students

June 07, 2023 This is the highest proportion of first generation college students in modern record and a demonstration of Amherst College’s continued commitment to education access and equity.
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Meet 14 Extraordinary Members of the Class of 2023

A lone graduate gazes at the view of Mt Holyoke.

‘No Place, No Person is Too Small to Have a Larger Meaning to the World’

Custodial Supervisors at Amherst College Jeremy Gonzalez an Liz Pereira

“Working on Commencement is the Best Feeling Ever.”

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Understanding the SCOTUS Shadow Docket with Steve Vladeck ’01

Texas Appellate Law Podcast – In an extensive interview, Vladeck, the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law, describes his career path through studying, clerking, practicing and teaching law. He also discusses his new book, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.

Professor Pawan Dhingra on What It Takes to Become a Spelling Bee Champ

The Conversation – “Whenever the Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place, parents and children may wonder: What does it take to become a champion?” writes Dhingra. “[A]s I state in my book Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough, there are certain practices that can greatly boost a child’s chances of becoming an excellent speller.”

Dr. Alison Christy ’02 Embroiders Brain Images, Writes and Creates Games

Neurology Today – “I’ve spent my life in between the arts and the sciences, and I don't think you have to pick one,” says Christy, a pediatric neurologist and neuroimmunologist who features her colorful embroidered images of neurons on her Instagram account.

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Inside the Spring 2023 issue: the career path of Niki Russ Federman ’99; Marc Schulz ’84 on finding contentment; a rare photo of famous librarian Belle da Costa Greene, and more.

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