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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Sylvie Palmer '22

Staff Writer

Number of Articles: 2

First Article: September 25, 2019

Latest Article: January 29, 2020

Amid Issues With Work Authorization, International Students Given a New Pathway

By Sylvie Palmer '22

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January 29, 2020

The college recently approved an alternate pathway to work authorization for international students, a move that comes after many lost jobs and internships due to delays in the previous process. The federal program, called Curricular Practical Training (CPT), serves as a form of employment authorization for international students on F-1 student visa status, provided that the employment is for college credit and integral to the student’s studies. Last year, several international students experi

Sherally Munshi’s Work Sparks Conversation and Thought

By Sylvie Palmer '22

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September 25, 2019

Sherally Munshi laughs as she tells us she was expecting an audience of undergraduates, not tenured professors, before she begins to present her paper, “The Courts of the Conqueror: Law, Infamy,and the Time of Redemption.” Instead, she saw six law jurisprudence and social thought (LJST) professors, a curious faculty member from another department and myself, perched in a corner typing on my laptop. LJST chair Austin Sarat declared the whole audience “Just overgrown undergraduates!” in response

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