Massachusetts' Governor and Amherst's President Talk Democracy
In a packed Johnson Chapel on Nov. 1, Maura Healey and Michael A. Elliott ’92 discussed the challenges to democracy in our era—and how to serve the greater good.
Gerald Penny ’77 Is Honored on Black Alumni Weekend
Fifty years after Penny’s tragic death on campus, the community gathered for a day of recollection and reckoning.
Homecoming and Black Alumni Weekend 2023, in Pictures
Browse a slideshow of highlights, from panel discussions to museum tours to the Amherst football team’s victory over Williams.
Christine Paradis Inducted Into Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame
“I do believe we are all bridges—as we link the past with the future through the span of our careers,” said the retired coach, whose decades of leadership molded Amherst College women’s lacrosse into one of the most successful teams in the nation.
Data with Destiny: A Statistics Class Mines the History of Holyoke
In a course taught by Professor Nicholas Horton, six students dug into local records from decades and centuries past.
Between 2 Mammoths with Ben Clark-Eden ’25 and Grace Nyanchoka ’24
For the two newest episodes in our series of brief conversations about campus life, President Elliott chatted with Clark-Eden, social media intern for the College’s Office of Communications and co-captain of the men’s soccer team, and with Nyanchoka, who is active in the Center for International Student Engagement.
“Bringing Forth This Abundance for Us”: The Common Highlights Workers Behind the U.S. Food System
The latest issue of Amherst’s biannual literary journal features poetry, fiction, essays and visual art by and about migrant farmworkers. Managing editor Emily Everett and guest co-editor Miguel Morales spoke with New England Public Media about the position of these laborers in the American economy.
David Ferry ’46, H’06, Poet and Translator Who Won Acclaim Late in Life, Dies at 99
The New York Times memorializes Ferry, who garnered such honors as a Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize and a National Book Award. His final book, Some Things I Said, will be available in December. In the meantime, you can revisit this interview that appeared in Amherst magazine in 2011.
Maposa shares her insight on the power of the Amherst network, the importance of democracy and what motivates her to volunteer for the College.