College Welcomes Class of 2023

New Student Orientation began on Aug. 27, when the campus opened the doors on its freshman quad to 469 new students and their families. According to the Office of Admission, these students are among 1,195 students accepted into the class of 2023 and among 10,567 students who applied, representing an admissions rate of 11 percent and matriculation rate of 39 percent. Students traveled across the country and the world to attend, representing 41 different states and with 11 percent of the class co

Proposed Plan Could Tax College’s Endowment

Jay Gonzalez, the Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts, announced a proposal this month to impose a state tax on non-profit colleges and universities with endowments exceeding $1 billion, which would include Amherst. Gonzalez is running against Republican incumbent Charlie Baker in the Nov. 6 election. Gonzalez’s platform includes expansive plans for transportation and education initiatives, and this tax is a part of his method for funding these initiatives. If enacted, the tax w

Lord Jeffery Inn to Become Inn on Boltwood in 2019

The Lord Jeffery Inn, a hotel in Amherst Center owned by the college, announced on Aug. 28 that it will change its name to Inn on Boltwood in January 2019. The decision is part of a greater process at the college of moving away from the unofficial Lord Jeffery mascot since the Board of Trustees’ 2016 ruling. The board formally declared that the college would cease to use the Lord Jeff on official Amherst communications, messaging and symbolism on Jan. 26, 2016 after students at Amherst Uprising

Three New Administrators Aim to Leave Their Impact on Amherst

Three new college administrators, Chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew Nussbaum ’85, Chief Student Affairs Officer Hikaru Kozuma and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Matthew McGann, will begin work in the 2018-2019 academic year. The President’s Office announced their appointments at various points over the past year. Nussbaum, a partner at New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, was elected chair by the Board of Trustees in late May. After serving as a trustee for eight years,