Free Your Mind
Free Your Mind
When a master storyteller visits a biology professor’s “Thinking Through Improvisation” first-year seminar, students witness—and create—the unexpected. Learn more about Dominic Poccia’s multidisciplinary course in our “In the Classroom” series. More »
What’s Next in Immigration Politics
What’s Next in Immigration Politics
In the wake of this year’s midterm elections, a group of Amherst scholars surveyed the political landscape and discussed how the changed power balance in Congress will shape the immigration reform debate. More »
Tracking Air Pollution in the Pioneer Valley
Tracking Air Pollution in the Pioneer Valley
Karena McKinney, two colleagues and several students set out this past summer to learn how a nearby coal-fired power plant is affecting mercury levels in the environment. Watch McKinney and Ewuradjoa Gadzanku ’13 talk about their work. More »
Does Europe Still Matter?
Does Europe Still Matter?
Ronald Tiersky, the Joseph B. Eastman ’04 Professor of Political Science, explores this question in a new book published this fall. The answer, he said, is that the continent matters a great deal, even if its influence is “pressed from all directions.” More »
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Poet Richard Wilbur ’42 (left) will read from his work and the Mead Art Museum will host a talk by the founder of map publishing company ODT as well as ballet performances by Hadley’s East Street Dance Center. More »
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