A Letter from the Department of History Regarding Disability and Inclusion

This letter was written by the Department of History in response to an opinion article [../08/invisibility-disability-amherst.html] by students on the college’s disability policies published in The Amherst Student on March 8. To The Roosevelt Institute at Amherst, The faculty of the History Department enthusiastically endorses your work to engage the entire college community in a discussion of disability and inclusion at the college. The college has made substantial progress in raising awaren

Letter from the Department of History

Dear students, The Department of History supports the students in their quest for a more equitable and just society, and for the creation of a more inclusive community at the college. We have been moved, humbled, and inspired by the testimonies that students of color and their allies have shared in Frost Library over the past few days, and we take seriously their demands for addressing the various forms of structural racism, inequalities, and everyday forms of discrimination on our campus. We a