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Foreign Service
by Bill Sweet
Dakota Foster ’18 hopes to become national security adviser. But first she’ll be a Marshall Scholar.
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Thought Leader
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by Bill Sweet
What does “peer review” mean? Amherst College Press, in an effort to standardize the term, may actually change the market.
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Create Your Own Adventure
![Professor David Hanneke](/system/files/styles/square_thumbnail/private/media/Hanneke_820x547.jpg?h=b69f83ed&itok=TzSSiPU8&__=1520797045)
by Rachael Hanley
With pendulums, Slinkys and flippers, students tested their knowledge.
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Finding Family
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by Caroline Hanna
An intensive first-gen program teaches students they’re not alone.
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Scanning the Amherst of Old
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by Bill Sweet
History in its rawest form is things people leave behind. In preparation for the College’s 2021 bicentennial, Frost Library is digitally preserving—and making public—what Amherst of old left behind.
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Queen of Arts
![Professor Nicola Courtright](/system/files/styles/square_thumbnail/private/media/2017_0629_Nicola-Courtright_12_820x547.jpg?h=b69f83ed&itok=0KBKIk3w&__=1520798839)
by Rachel Rogol
How the Louvre and Luxembourg Palace reshaped gender roles in France.
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A Wider Lens: Q&A with Paul A. Schroeder Rodríguez
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by Emily Gold Boutilier
His book Latin American Cinema: A Comparative History is the first to explore all the major cinematic periods in the region, from silent to digital.
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Leaving L.A., Loving Montana
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by Katharine Whittemore
An Amherst sociologist did a big study in Big Sky country. Turns out migrants may thrive more in rural areas than urban ones.
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Expert Advice: Star Power - Times for Effective Speaking
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by Susan Daniels
During my years as an actor, director and theater producer, I noticed that what professional actors do to relax, focus and engage are the same skills public speakers could use to turn their talks from boring readings into dynamic performances.