Letter to the Editor: Call for a Faculty Meeting on Divestment

Amherst College faculty call for a motion on divestment to be presented for discussion and voting.

Letter to the President and Trustees

A group of college faculty members calls upon the Trustees to divest from entities that directly profit from the Israeli military operations currently laying waste to Gaza.

Letter: Amherst College Call to Action

In this letter, a group of college faculty members call on the community to take action against the escalating violence in the Gaza strip.

On the Educational Value of Diversity

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action, the college’s faculty argue that diversity is crucial for education, in a letter signed by 144 faculty members.

Letters to the Editor Regarding Sexual Assault

A group of faculty has written the following letter to the students of Amherst College. For the full list of the 14 authors and 128 signatories, see below. We are deeply saddened and upset by the recent disclosures of sexual misconduct and violence at the College. It is not only that acts of sexual violence have occurred that troubles us. It is the further injuries that students have suffered after these acts that also concern us. We are writing to express our deep support for all who have bee