Amherst College: Black Alumni Weekend 2015 https://www.amherst.edu/ en [Black Alumni Weekend 2015] https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/connect/networks/black_alumni/archive/BAW_2015/node/590990 <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Carly N. Nartowicz (inactive)</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2015-01-07T10:14:40-05:00" title="Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 10:14 AM" class="datetime">Wednesday, 1/7/2015, at 10:14 AM</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p style="text-align:center;"></p><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-full" width="700" height="169"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/system/files/BAW_0.png" width="700" height="169" alt="[Black Alumni Weekend 2015]"> </div> </div> </article> <h3 style="text-align:center;">By Any Means Necessary: Black Amherst and Beyond</h3> <h5 style="text-align:center;">In honor of Charles Hamilton Houston, Class of 1915</h5> <h4 style="text-align:center;">Friday, April 10 - Sunday, April 12, 2015</h4> <h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://www.amherst.edu/mm/454525">View the Schedule</a></h3> <p>Black alumni and current students gathered for a rich program featuring discussions about the experience of today's students, as well as a keynote address by historian, author and commentator <strong><a href="http://history.ncsu.edu/faculty/view/blair_kelley">Dr. Blair Kelley</a></strong>, and words from poet and scholar <strong><a href="http://soniasanchez.net/">Sonia Sanchez</a></strong>. Amherst faculty offered four 30-minute classes based on their class topics. On Sunday, the College celebrated over 20 years of the Hermenia T. Gardner Bi-Semester African American Worship Series with a special worship service, followed by the Wisdom of the Elders dinner.</p> <hr></div> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:14:40 +0000 cnartowicz 590990 at https://www.amherst.edu [] https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/connect/networks/black_alumni/archive/BAW_2015/node/654478 <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Beth Ollson (inactive)</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-08-08T14:47:50-04:00" title="Monday, August 8, 2016, at 2:47 PM" class="datetime">Monday, 8/8/2016, at 2:47 PM</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p style="text-align:center;"><em>Black Alumni Weekend is brought to you by the students of the Black Student Union <br>and the office of Alumni and Parent Programs.</em></p> <hr> <p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Questions about Black Alumni Weekend?</strong> <br>Contact Alumni and Parent Programs at <a href="mailto:alumni@amherst.edu">alumni@amherst.edu</a> or 413-542-2313.</p></div> Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:47:50 +0000 bollson 654478 at https://www.amherst.edu