Stonewall, 50 Years Later
Learn why the National Park Service, before dedicating the Stonewall National Monument, asked Professor Jen Manion for some advice, and read about this year’s winner of Amherst’s David Kirp ’65 Stonewall Prize.
The Road to Access
Sociologist Anthony Abraham Jack ’07 has bold ideas about how colleges can better respond to disadvantaged students. It starts with facing hard truths.
Why Is There No 1969 Yearbook?
The answer to this question—and why it matters 50 years later—is a small story that flowers into a big story.
Scenics from a Marriage
What’s it been like to travel with English professor Bill Pritchard ’53? His journalist wife answers with affection and candor—proving that some vacations are actually worth hearing about.
What We Do for Balance
In search of true sustainability, Christine Bader ’93 and her family picked up and moved to Bali. She writes about the experience in the new Amherst magazine and asks: What choices have you made to fit work into your life? Tell us at magazine@amherst.edu.
"Weird Amherst" Storytelling
Nancy Pick ’83 has spent years collecting stories about Amherst for a forthcoming Bicentennial book. Learn more about her research and hear about some of her weirdest discoveries.