Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Oct. 14 to Oct. 20
Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week's edition includes a talk on whether higher education promotes opportunity or reproduces privilege, a book talk by an LJST professor, Royal Chicken discount night, and fall festival.
Meritocracy and the Common Good: What Makes Higher Education “Higher”
On Wednesday, at 5 p.m. in Cole Assembly Hall, Michael Sandel, a political philosophy professor at Harvard University, will be giving a talk on whether higher education promotes opportunity or reproduces privilege. The conversation will discuss the idea of meritocracy and its implications. The first 100 students in attendance will receive a free copy of Sandel’s book, “The Tyranny of Merit.”
The Criminal State: War, Atrocity, and the Dream of International Justice
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., Lawrence Douglas, the James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, and Stephen I. Vladeck ’01, Amherst College Trustee, will discuss Douglas’s new book, “The Criminal State.” The book explores the role of international law in addressing war, atrocity, and state accountability, and the conversation will examine the evolution of international conflicts since the Nuremberg trials. This event is a Zoom Webinar.
Royal Chicken Discount Night on 10/17!
On Saturday, starting at 9 p.m., the Association of Amherst Students is hosting Royal Chicken Discount Night again! Get one free platter or $10 off any order. Must show your student ID to claim the discount.
Fall Festival
The college is hosting its annual Fall Festival on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the main quad. The festival features an extensive menu of seasonal foods by Dining Services and local vendors, as well as live music, pumpkin carving, horse-drawn carriage rides, and more. The festival is sponsored by the Office of the President.
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