Junot Diaz Keynotes LitFest
Six distinguished authors discussed their literary lives and work during LitFest 2018, the College’s third annual literary festival. “It is only through our understanding of the world that any of our characters take on any meaning,” Díaz instructed students during a master class before his keynote address. “Put down your pen and experience the world.” Explore the recap.
New Particle Created in Campus Lab
Professor David S. Hall ’91, his student research team and collaborators at Aalto University in Finland are the first in the world to make and observe the elusive skyrmion.
When “Global” Means Staying Home, Too
By embracing a new name, the former Study Abroad Office hopes to encompass a wider range of study opportunities.
Religion Professor Reflects on Billy Graham
In the wake of the evangelical leader’s death, Andrew Dole, professor of religion, asks, “Could there be another Billy Graham?”
Amplifying Female Voices
In a Literary Hub series, nine editors, including Jennifer Acker ’00, editor-in-chief of Amherst’s literary magazine The Common, spoke about gender discrimination in the literary world.
Correction:
The Feb. 9, 2018, edition of e-News incorrectly stated that Sonia Sanchez was the founding chair of the Department of Black Studies at Amherst. Sanchez was the second person to chair the department. Professor Asa J. Davis was the first. He served on the Amherst faculty from 1970 until he retired in 1992. Read more about the department's beginnings.