Amherst College: September 21, 2023 https://www.amherst.edu/ en September 21, 2023 https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/connect/news/enews/archive/e-news-2023-24/september-21-2023/node/904321 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">September 21, 2023</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/user/287848" class="username">Brandon Huddleston</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-12-06T10:48:10-05:00" title="Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 10:48 AM" class="datetime">Wednesday, 12/6/2023, at 10:48 AM</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdLn5AjFwQXLkSw-131RX2um3fKjhmeNMut0ORYkWlVwe/3zs/hGLgaF3GQI2HHIsPrxjobw/h0/ryhD4a7OrBSyOH2yDhVJ7Ap75dvOpiJV1KRCErPhCwY"><strong>A Snapshot of Amherst's Newest Students</strong></a></p><p>Check out some photos, facts and figures for the class of 2027 and fall transfer students.</p><hr><p><a href="https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdLn5AjFwQXLkSw-131RX2ukqybITko0ecBkbWHH5NS3P/3zs/hGLgaF3GQI2HHIsPrxjobw/h1/scHuydU55-HOK9JPpRk-k-4rwwd9Ube9k48jno-0uVI"><strong>Between 2 Mammoths with Shane Dillon ’26 and President Michael A. Elliott</strong></a></p><p>In the latest installment of the video series, President Elliott sat down with Dillon to talk about his positions as an orientation leader and as vice president of the Association of Amherst Students—and about his favorite study spot in Frost Library.</p><hr><p><a href="https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdFjPGwi86tEho8LCNjB8fYX-wtpIQPZ6FY1Hz4rl46jrkvj4rYtMsmSnKSbVYLoec6UpXO8PF-NobuCi5TtSLS4/3zs/hGLgaF3GQI2HHIsPrxjobw/h4/-LgAM3hU1ZQACRWtFdNSn-SRGRJI9L-pvUeTAhLUSJo"><strong>How Lauren Groff ’01, One of “Our Finest Living Writers,” Does Her Work</strong></a></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline;float:none;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Groff takes a </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">New York Times</em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline;float:none;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> reporter on a hike through the woods to give insight into her writing, reading and athletic habits. The acclaimed author’s newest book is the novel </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The Vaster Wilds</em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline;float:none;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">.</span></p><hr><p><a href="https://mx.technolutions.net/ss/c/gsby7xed_Q9kJKoUKuDGdLn5AjFwQXLkSw-131RX2umgLkslR8P3YGJoNNep6i9e/3zs/hGLgaF3GQI2HHIsPrxjobw/h6/kL0JnlPoKu1b6ID2Ggk1YRWN_0P6-tI1-_9mDeVsQU4"><strong>“Innovation Is Driven by Interdisciplinary Insights”: William Collis ’07 Seeds a Conference on Campus… and Seeks a World Without Cancer</strong></a></p><p>“Being an entrepreneur has changed my life enormously for the better,” says Collis. “It opened a doorway for me to accelerate my career in ways that would not have been possible on a conventional corporate track.”</p></div> <section class="field field--name-comment field--type-comment field--label-above comment-wrapper"> </section> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:48:10 +0000 bhuddleston 904321 at https://www.amherst.edu https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/connect/news/enews/archive/e-news-2023-24/september-21-2023/node/904321#comments