A group of students relaxes on the grass on the Academic Quad in the late fall sunshine.

It's early October and still warm enough for an afternoon picnic on the Main Quad.

Four people sitting in Adirondack chairs on the Academic Quad in conversation.

With Johnson Chapel as a backdrop, Amelia Worsley, assistant professor of English (right), meets with a small group of students from her class, “Eighteenth-Century Literature and its Retelling.”

Four women at the Book and Plow Farm pose for a photo by a field.

Left to right: Maida Ives, manager of farm education and operations; Ella Johnson ’26; Anotonia Brillembourg ’25; and Ana Gabriela Ascencio ’19, Book and Plow farm fellow, take a break from harvesting at the Book and Plow Farm. In addition to many other vegetables, the campus farm grows these varieties of potatoes: Red Maria, Adirondack Blue, and Russian Banana.

Two women planting potatoes at the Book and Plow Farm.

Ella Johnson ’26 (left) and Antonia Brillembourg ’25 (right) harvesting potatoes. The Book and Plow Farm employs over 30 student farmers to participate in work-study programs.

Two people lean backwards against a large cylinder of hay.

Antonia Brillembourg ’25 (front) and Ella Johnson ’26 take a minute to relax (and stretch their backs!) on a large, round hay bale.

Students hanging out on the Academic Quad at Amherst College.

Late October finds students studying and relaxing on the Main Quad, a popular gathering spot for first-year students whose dorms flank the Quad. Frost Library  (in the background) opens early, closes late, and features a popular cafe.

Students walking up a pathway on the Amherst College campus.

Students climb the hill towards Johnson Chapel—framed here by two silver maples in late October—one of the most historic buildings on campus.

Students walking on campus with the Mt. Holyoke Range visible behind them.

A spectacular display of mid-November light plays out on the Mount Holyoke Range as students climb the steps near Memorial Hill.

A panoramic view of the hills and mountains in the fall of Western Massachusetts.

Webster Hall is home to the Creative Writing Center, the Center for Russian Culture, the Russian department, and the Department of Asian Languages & Civilizations. The College has preserved 500 acres of land surrounding the campus as the Wildlife Sanctuary, public trails and the Book and Plow Farm.

An aerial view from the Amherst College campus with the town of Amherst seen in the distance.

Hidden among the autumn foliage are (left to right) the Octagon (built as an observatory in 1848, it now holds the Gerald Penny ’77 Black Cultural Center), the President's House, Morgan Hall (the College’s first library, now used by the departments of American Studies, Anthropology & Sociology), and College Hall (home to The Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning). In the distance is the town of Amherst, a short walk from campus.

The war memorial on the Amherst College campus with the Holyoke Range in the distance.

A tribute to the Amherst students who died in the two world wars, the War Memorial is a meeting place, a pathway to the gym and athletic fields, a place of contemplation, and perhaps most importantly, the spot on the Amherst College campus with the most iconic view.