Amelie Justo-Sainz: Social Justice from Coast to Coast

Amelie Justo-Sainz has spent her time at Amherst not only learning more about herself and her research interests, but also how she can combine her Latino background with the college’s opportunities and resources to work toward improving her home’s housing issues.

Nuestras Voces Promotes Latinx Creativity

Amanda Lopez Peralta ’27 explores the history and significance of Nuestras Voces, highlighting how it uplifts the creative voices of Amherst’s Latinx and Spanish heritage speaking students.

Chemistry Nobel Laureate Talks Quantum Dots, Teamwork

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Moungi Bawendi presented at the college on his discovery and development of “quantum dots,” a crucial building block for technologies like semiconductors, solar cells, and types of TVs, for which he shared last year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry.

REW and Campus Community Celebrate Pi Day with Pie

In honor of Pi Day, the ​​Department of Residential Engagement and Wellbeing hosted the college’s first annual Pi Day celebration, a scavenger hunt that offered pie as a reward for locating Pi symbols placed around campus.

Amherst Regional High School Named Finalist for National Award for Investigative Journalism

Last spring, an article exposing transphobia among counselors at Amherst Regional High School published in the school’s newspaper led to protests and the resignation of the superintendent. This fall, its author was named a finalist for an award from the Student Press Law Center.

The Amherst Party, a Former Tradition, to Return After 6-Year Hiatus

The AAS is reviving “TAP,” a long-running college tradition centered around a keg of beer. Beginning in December, the parties will be held once a month in the Powerhouse.