December 17, 2018

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December 17, 2018 Carly N. Nartowicz (inactive) Monday, 12/17/2018, at 10:56 AM

Recent Grad Named Schwarzman Scholar

Right now Mohamed Ramy ’18 is interviewing international refugees on a Watson Fellowship. Next fall he’ll begin a year of study in Beijing, in a program that aims to link future leaders of China with those from the rest of the world.

Sisyphus Retold by Kafka

Visiting Lecturer Andreas Georgiou ’83 recalculated the national deficit of Greece. It could land him in prison for life. Read the interview with Rand Richards Cooper ’80 for Amherst magazine. Also in the new issue: From majoring in art history to developing the HPV vaccine, the education and career of Dr. Doug Lowy ’64.

The Reason Is Racism

Black women are four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women. Students learn why in a popular class on reproductive health, taught by anthropologist Haile Eshe Cole.

A Woman’s Work Is Never Done

The midterm elections, the Kavanaugh hearings, #MeToo: What’s the state of women’s movements today? Political scientist Amrita Basu offers her context.

Now is a Terrific Time to Give to the Amherst Fund!

To make a gift to Amherst before the end of 2018, please give online or call toll-free (866) 542-4438. To receive 2018 tax credit, credit card gifts by phone or mail must be received before 3:30 p.m. EST, or online credit card gifts must be made by 11:59 p.m. PST on December 31. Go Amherst!

’13 Alum Is One of Forbes’ “30 Under 30”

Eric Lax ’13 co-founded the “innovative financial risk pooling company” Pando, earning him a spot on the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in the Sports category. In Forbes’ words, professional athletes can use Pando’s shared pool as “an insurance policy against their careers not panning out.” Sports Illustrated also featured the company.

College Announces Stanley Rabinowitz Distinguished Teaching Professorship

A unique Promise campaign gift has established a permanently endowed fund for outstanding professors to continue teaching Amherst students even as they begin to shift the balance of their time toward retirement. The fund is named in honor of Stanley Rabinowitz, the Henry Steele Commager Professor of Russian, who will retire at the end of the Fall 2018 semester.

The Transfer Trend

NPR talked with transfer student Maria Aybar ’20E and Associate Dean of Admission Lexi Hurd ’06 for a piece on how top colleges are diversifying their campuses.

Did Shakespeare Have Acne?

That’s the title of a recent radio segment featuring Folger Shakespeare Library Director Michael Witmore and geneticist Julie Segre ’87, who are using science to learn more about the books in the library’s vault.

Amherst College: December 17, 2018

December 17, 2018