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President Elliott and Provot Epstein at Convocation.

Notes on the Class of 2027

September 6, 2023 At the 2023 Convocation, President Michael A. Elliott set his speech to music. Metaphorically speaking…
New students during the luminary, marking the end of orientation.

A Snapshot of Amherst’s Newest Students

Aleena Smith presenting this year's DeMott Lecture.

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Professor Nusrat S. Chowdhury on the Importance of Throwing Things: Pelting as Popular Politics

Submitted on Tuesday, 9/19/2023, at 1:55 PM

Public Seminar – “Aggrieved crowds have been throwing objects—stones, shoes, pies, eggs—that have doled out insult and injury in equal measure seemingly for centuries,” writes Chowdhury, associate professor of anthropology, in an excerpt from an essay first published in Social Research: An International Quarterly.

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How Lauren Groff ’01, One of “Our Finest Living Writers,” Does Her Work

Submitted on Monday, 9/11/2023, at 12:26 PM

The New York Times – Groff takes reporter Elizabeth A. Harris on a hike through the Florida woods to give insight into her writing, reading and athletic habits. The acclaimed author’s newest book is the novel The Vaster Wilds, “in which a young woman escapes from Jamestown, Va., in the 17th century, and tries to survive on her own in the wilderness.”

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Professor Ilan Stavans on “Blue Beetle,” Latino Representation and the Danger of a Single Superhero Story

Submitted on Monday, 8/28/2023, at 4:33 PM

The Boston Globe – “The Latino imagination isn’t an empty vessel easily filled with recycled parts. From time immemorial, we’ve had an extraordinary assortment of superheroes,” Stavans writes in a critique of the new hit movie based on a DC Comics character.

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Inside the Summer 2023 issue: Architect Bruce Becker ’80’s lastest project, an energy-efficient boutique hotel; Nichelle Carr ’98's Webby-award-winning podcast series Black Women of Amherst College; a spotlight on recent graduate Haoran Tong ’23, and much more.

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